Outside it's raining in the snow, and inside I sit in front of the computer chatting to Ben about Spain and Portugal... I went to Madeira once upon a time, I was recovering from meningitis, and spent two weeks there just before christmas. I still don't understand why people live in places like Volda. But then again, looking at the news from Volda, I realize that it's just too cold to be anything but nice to your neighbour, and the arguments are all about how to make this place a better place for people to work and live. That, I kind of like.