SNOW
13 January 2021 | BEN MORE
Robert Coates
12/01/2021
Straight to to today’s picture. For those of you who think it’s all sun, sangria and topless beaches think again. Yes, we’ve had snow and I don’t mean Madrid. It looks chilly but fortunately was some distance away. (About 30 miles and 3,000 meters up Mount Teide) .The picture was taken on a walk with Maria Italy over the hills to a lovely deserted beach between two prominent headlands. After the recent rains the countryside looks as green as it’s going to get. Tenerife always dominates the skyline walking in this part of the Island.
I love risotto and enjoyed probably the best ever when Maria came to the boat and cooked on board. I think the technique is to get precisely the correct texture. Better than my packet stuff.
English lessons continue with the migrants. Will have to work out new tactics as a couple of them are very slow with their writing and it’s difficult to pace the group as a whole. Am going to have a word with the girl teaching them Spanish to see how she manages.
Now the sharks have gone it’s back to swimming. I use goggles and usually can always see the seabed. Can’t help but look for big shadows in the water. (I’m not joking and quite capable of being a bit of a wimp at times) however, there are so many fish it’s quite lovely watching them.
The sport fishermen here, mostly English, are debating their futures with the new rules for non EU residents. Some may be packing it in due to the new qualifications, regulations and related costs. The island will lose out as most of their customers are from the UK and represent a large source of income for the island. Evidently before the Brits there was only a very small market for this from regular tourists.
The vaccine rollout in the UK seems pretty impressive and perhaps the quickest in the world. (I guess most of the blokes in the RCDW have been done now!!!) Not too soon.
Thanks Bill for offering me Irish citizenship. Your price would probably be too high though.
Take great care everyone
Robert