¿Hemos remontado lo peor?

 Have we overcome the worst?  I really do not know, but if the worst is over we, in Tigalate have been lucky again. The pandemia, the forest fire, and now a volcano.

Those whom have lost their homes, livelihoods, I just hope the government come good with their promises of help, and I wonder how quickly this can happen.

Please make it soon.

PLEASE.

and so it continues

Day ten I think, and was optomistic that the volcano was slowing down, or at least slowing, and after some thirty-six hours of the media talking about it, the lava flow hit the sea. The outcome did not seem to be as bad as I had expected, but that will be of little solace to the residents whom have lost everything. 

The ash gets everywhere, did I say that already? have wrapped my camera gear in cling film protection, I wonder if the others whom fiddle with cameras have considered such protection?

Anyway, to steal the lyric from a song I can barely remember, hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.

it wont happen in england

All the news is bad news. I did´nt know why there was such a problem in ENGLAND with delivery of petrol. What was the cause? Evidently it is BREXIT. 

Although the focus appears to be fuel and delivery to supermarkets, the problem is a shortage of drivers, whom now need VISAS to work in ENGLAND, thus have returned to their own countries. 

Boris Johnson, (and friends) what have you done?

the ash is all over the place

The volcano keeps erupting, blowing its anger all over our island, covering everything in ash, including me. Trying to clean the terrace with little success. Better to stop looking at the news, which incidentally has been criticized for tabloidism.

The natural disaster is food and drink to 24-hour channels, how they fill their hours. The suited and booted silk ties, the glamour girl presenters with their high heels and eye shadow...

Telling the story from air-conditioned security. 

All you need is background music, but wait, here it comes.

Screeching melancholy of violins.

 

Natural disaster

 As most of you will be aware, I live on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma. At the moment we are, what word can I use? suffering?  a natural disaster of a volcano.  Every island is volcanic, if experts are to be believed they emerged from the Atlantic some 20 million years ago, and indeed will ultimately return beneath the waves.

Fortunately, I live on the east of the island, and the volcano and subsequent lava tongue is on the other side, badly affecting Los Llanos, El Paso, Tazacorte ...and I fear Puerto Naos. 

Quite where it will ultimately halt is anyone guess, as guess is what even the science can do. 

Volcanic ash is everywhere, perhaps people will have a greater understanding of why the beaches on many members of this group of islands are black, and not the inviting golden sand of say Fuerteventura. 

Anyway, if the colour of the sand is all I have to worry about, I have no worries.