First, a word about my telephone

I'd like to thank everyone for promptly informing me that my telephone doesn't work, and also for the emails to the effect that I ought to update the blog more often.

First, there is no cell phone coverage in Fortuna, where I spend 90% of my time. I can only get a signal down by La Mina, further to the city of David. The phone works.

Second, internet service at Fortuna is unreliable and, when working, extremely slow. So this complicates matters considerably.