Sky

November 3rd

Phoned round for quotes to fit the dish and box and get the system up and running ~ going rate 100 – 120 €, and plumped for Tom who could fit it that afternoon for 100 €
The positioning of the dish is critical apparently, because of the weak satellite signal in Southern Spain, and TV Engineers make a fortune after strong winds realigning satellite dishes @ 40-50 € for a few minutes work.

The recent rains have made many camino (minor) roads with fords impassable. This road is the back road to Pizarra flooded by the Rio Guadalhorce. We took a long walk along the river which is little more than a trickle during most of the year, which is now in full spate. J found a donkey and horses to feed.
Tom fitted the dish at dusk, connected up the box and amazingly it worked, and that evening we were watching the BBC