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A new year

2/1/2015

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Christmas and New Year have rather got in the way of making progress. 

Here the builders are waterproofing the conservatory roof, using a rubberised paint with fibre mesh.
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We had an early morning departure on the Fred Olsen car ferry from Morro Jable to Las Palmas on Monday. This is the capital of Gran Canaria and it is the 7th largest city in Spain. From mostly empty roads on Fuerteventura to clogged motorways and crazy driving we somehow managed to find our way to the main furniture shops to see what was available. We need some furniture for when we move in later this month. 

We took the opportunity to visit the inland town of Valsequillo where there are a number of strawberry farms. Since the decline of the cut flower industry in Gran Canaria farmers have been seeking to diversify their production. They concentrate production for the winter months when strawberries from mainland Spain are in short supply and prices are high. Retail prices right now are around €10 per kilo. I see no reason why I could not grow strawberries here on Fuerteventura where there are higher levels of solar radiation and higher temperatures. 

Our daughter Harriet and partner Jon arrived on New Years Eve. Something we have been looking forward to for a long time. Harriet is an artist and I am hoping to bounce some design ideas off her. She has been doing some fantastic work which you can see at www.harrietbrittaine.co.uk.
 
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