A Blustery Day
Some people reckon that the Canaries have the best climate in the world, but right now, it's blowing a gale out there. Yesterday was bad, and today is worse - we've had gusts up to force ten. The schools in Mazo, the Breñas and Santa Cruz were all shut this morning (my son was delighted, of course). The dentist didn't open either. Since the gale is from the west, the airport is shut.
It wouldn't seem nearly so odd in the UK. But the island normally sits in the trade winds, which means that we have steady winds from the north-east. It also tends to create a cloud that steadily builds up on the east side of the island. Today, with the wind coming the other side, the cloud was on the west and the east was mostly sunny - with occasional pouring rain.
Of course that means that we also got rainbows.
Labels: Canaries, Canary islands, La Palma, Weather
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posted by Sheila, Canary Islands @ 17:58
2 Comments:
12 hours without electricity from last night until lunch time today!
Wind buffeting the cables caused a fuse to blow and even the man from UNELCO said that this wind was bad.
It sounds as though Tenerife was hit harder than here. At least our power stayed on!
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