Update:And about 50 people who live on the edge of ravines in Mazo have been evacuated. I don’t know if the authorities are worried about flooding or landslides or both. The airport is closed. The roads into the Caldera and Los Tilos are closed, the one up to the top east-west tunnel (and the lower tunnel is bi-directional) as is the “mimbres” road – the old one around the north…
I got home from El Hierro on Sunday afternoon, and I had a tour guiding job on Monday morning. I was a little nervous, because it was a new route for me. What I should have worried about was that most of my passengers weren’t native English speakers (I use very colloquial English on tour buses) and that, everywhere we went, my group would tend to get mixed up with…
The Canary Islands are known as the land of eternal spring, but that’s not quite true at 2,396 metres (7,861 ft). Down at sea-level, it’s been raining. Up on the mountain, it’s been snowing. Yesterday the road was only suitable for 4-wheel-drive vehicles, but I gather the road is open again. If you’re on La Palma, this is your chance to make a snowman. But drive carefully, and once you…
We’ve had unusually wet weather for the last ten days. There’s nothing odd about the odd winter storm, although I swear they’re windier than they used to be. What is unusual is having three of them in ten days. So I’m sorry if you’re having a soggy holiday. The rain tends to blow in and out pretty quickly, so I suggest that you at least enjoy the rainbows.
(said in my best Victor Meldrew impersonation.) We’re on orange alert again, because there’s yet another storm headed our way. This one is small and intense and due to hit tonight with wind gusts up to 160 km/h on the peaks and possible heavy rain. The only good bit is that it’s zipping along so fast that it should be over by lunchtime Saturday. The observatory has been evacuated, the…
Well the storm’s gone, thank goodness, but there’s more rain due on Saturday and Sunday. Enjoy Friday, quick! We’ve had a lot more bad weather than usual this winter. On a happier note, there’s a children’s carnival party at La Polvacera Sports Ground, with dancing, games, art workshops and murgas. Come in fancy dress if you can, at 5 pm.