So I finally got my quarterly tax declaration in. This year, for the first time, I have to pay I.G.I.C. (Canarian VAT). After about 5 hours of extra paperwork (done by me) the government has netted an extra 17€. That’s 3.40€ per hour. Does anyone think that 17€ will fix Spain’s economy?
Yay! We got the Yaris back. It’s so nice to be mobile again. And it doesn’t hurt to have transport with a working CD player, and which doesn’t smell of petrol.
And now the Berlingo’s bust. We have no working cars at all. [Update: it’s the water pump.] We’re going to try to manage without a hire car for a few days, but if the Yaris isn’t back by the weekend, I’ll need one to go to work on Saturday.
Working hard Holy week was busy. After months of very little guiding work, I had three days work at the Roque in a week, plus a trip to the dentist, plus starting work on my next book. I was also running around the island distributing books. It made for long days, but there are compensations. Like when I visited the viewpoint at El Time to see whether the shop would…
The Spanish version of my guide to the observatory, “Una espectacular ventana al universo: guía del observatorio astrofisico del Roque de los Muchachos” has arrived. You can buy it from this page and bookshops and tourist shops on the island. “Una espectacular ventana al universo: guía del observatorio astrofisico del Roque de los Muchachos” por Sheila M Crosby ha llegado y está a la venta desde esta página y algunos…
At last! After literally missing the boat at Cadiz, 300 copies of the Spanish edition of my guide book to the observatory have arrived. Just when I’m really busy with guiding work at last. So distributing it will be a bit of a challenge, but I’m delighted, obviously.