Photo: Adeje Ayuntamiento. NB: Spain, including the Canaries, is in the New Normal: please see HERE for details. If you feel at risk or infected first use the online test HERE then for further help if needed ring the free multi-lingual helpline 900 112 061. For general info use the Canarian authorities’ websites/official social media. Use 112 only for emergencies.  Updated 2pm, 6/7: And we have the results already. Sanidad says that the national seroprevalence study carried out throughout Spain in three phases has shown that 5% of the population has antibodies: the regional figure for the Canaries in particular is 2.3%. These are, of course,READ MORE

6 July: HERE – a plea to returning tourists, the current heatwave, and the new TIE with details from the Consul for southern Spain and the Canaries herself. If you find the link problematic (I have, myself), it should work here: He publicado un episodio en #ivoox “English Time CovidCast July 6th: A bit of common sense” #podcast https://t.co/bV8OnZRQDF — Cliodna O’Flynn (@Cliodnaoflynn) July 6, 2020 2 July: HERE –  Clio’s and my latest podcast … tourism safety measures in a time of covid, the new TIE, and the new Eurovision film … well you have to live a bit, though some might think it’sREAD MORE

Updated 6 July: It’s been a bit on the warm side, let’s say, but it’s going to ramp up quite a bit today and through until Thursday, it seems, with temperatures increasing to 44º, especially at altitude. And now the Canarian Government has issued a Forest Fire Alert for Santa Cruz de Tenerife province and the island of Gran Canaria active from 10am this morning and presently in place until further notice. The Government says that we have two of the three fire alert conditions in place, namely temperatures over 30º and humidity under 30%. Let’s hope the wind stays low because when sustained winds areREAD MORE

Photo: José Miguel Rodríguez Fraga Updated 4pm, 5/7: Adeje Ayuntamiento has confirmed that the dolphin has now been led back to open sea. The creature had suffered no injuries and was apparently in good health despite its unusual behaviour in coming so close to land. Since it is a protected species, the beach was closed for the entire operation but the council has now reopened the beach. Original post 5 July: The La Pinta beach in Puerto Colón has been closed because a dolphin has been swimming in the bay since yesterday, apparently trapped. Marine experts have been called in to evaluate the situation, and MayorREAD MORE