“Facing Africa had me quietly rooting for a sweet outcome beneath all that blazing sky and swirling dust” – Henry Roi “descriptive and vivid, and it is easy to get caught up in the lives of the islanders and care about them.” – Historical Novels Society About Facing Africa Fuerteventura, 1901. The island, just offContinue reading “Facing Africa”
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The Sahara arrives in Fuerteventura
A Calima hits the Canary Islands The Calima: I knew it would happen if I stayed here long enough. Maybe that is why I choose to be here for a whole month. I wanted to test how I would handle it. Periodically, the Canary Islands get choked in Saharan dust that wafts over the oceanContinue reading “The Sahara arrives in Fuerteventura”
Isobel Blackthorn 