This one is a quickie blog
Today we have a Calima. It arrived yesterday, and it usually lasts for about three days. It starts in the Sahara, in what is called a Saharan Air Layer, and in the Sahara it is a large dust and sand storm that occurs in the spring and summer.
It is not very pleasant and is one of the few drawbacks of living on the Canary Islands, the other one is cucarachas (cockroaches) which also appear mostly during April/May. The cucarachas are about 25 – 30 mm long and you stamp on them, a bit like dancing a fandango I suppose.
The Calima is something you can do nothing about, and it is caused by high winds in the Sahara stirring up the fine sand and dust and sending them on high winds to the Canary Islands on south easterly winds. You end up with something like a thick fog which is overwhelming for the plants as it is extremely hot. At its worst you can end up with everything being coated with a reddish brown dust; very mucky. Keep the windows closed.
As I said we have one at the moment but it is very mild. Still I shall still be out in the garden later to water the plants, and give them a cooling wash down.
Not everything is perfect, but it is still fantastic living on the Canary Islands.
There is pro and cons wherever one lives, but the one drawback for me would be the cockroaches.....ewwwwwww.......:-) Hugs
ReplyDeleteI agree with Berie, there is good and bad in every place. I can't stand cockroaches!
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