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‘San Cristóbal’ lashed by the sea

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

The neighbourhood of 'San Cristóbal', at the entrance of the city of Las Palmas was yesterday lashed by the rough. The weather gradually got worse through out the day and ended up flooding 8 houses and hitting several more with stones from a small cove, that dissapeared due to the 'mayhem'. Waves of up to 5m hit 'San Cristóbal' and the drivers on the 'Avenida Marítima', Las Palmas' main road by the sea, were able to see the seas' rage. The neighbours said not to be afraid of the sea itself but of what it would do to their homes. They also were afraid of what would happen at high tide at 2 in the morning, if it would get worse, but fortunately it didn't. Poor people there. I've been there and the houses are really near to the water. Ad some crazy climate changes with rough weather and you got ...

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Storm alert

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

To all my readers out there on Gran Canaria, (and on other islands too) whatch out for tomorrows' weather. This morning Las Palmas, our capital, was 'drowned' by rainfall. The storm mainly hit the higher part of Las Palmas but did aswell with the rest of the city during the course of the day. In some places like the surroundings of the "Doctor Negrin" hospital and near the "Cicer" beach (by the Alfredo Kraus auditorium) it even got to hail. The canarian government decreed alert for the islands due to intense rainfall. If you got things to hide from the rain, you better hide them 'asap'.

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Blown away

Friday, March 9th, 2007

This last two days,
have been extremely windy. Yesterday night and this morning have been even worse. The sea is extremely rough as far as i know almost around the entire isle, so be very careful. Clic on the picture to enlarge it. It's the seaview from Las Palmas this midday. Throttle down your speed on the highway too since it goes through vast areas with no mountains and is susceptible to strong gusts of wind. I had problems keeping my car on the road from the aeroclub (San Agustin, in San Bartolomé) to Vecindario (in Santa Lucia), so be careful. Watch your hats and skirts. ;)

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Beach Day at Anfi

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

Anfi Beach

Look at the amazing beach day we had today in "Anfi" (Anfi Del Mar, after Arguineguín in the municipality of Mogan). 28º degrees and no sign of any wind. Just glorious. Doesn't this look like the damn paradise :D...Sure it does!!

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Almond Tree Fest

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Every year, more or less the first or second week of february, one of the most picturesque, atractive and traditional fests of Gran Canaria take place in Tejeda and in Valsequillo the week after. When the almond tree flowers sprout, announcing the begining of spring-time, the center of the island, where these trees grow, turns into one of the most beautiful landscapes you could possibly imagine. Have a look at some pictures of it in Tejeda:

Thanks to Jose and his sister for the pics. ;)