I can hardly be accused of being a hermit on this little island :-)

By Steven Robert Carlson

Another fine day on the island of La Gomera

I would like to think I could be happy anywhere — and maybe one day that will be true. For now, I am happy here. It has made a huge difference in my life that I decided to relocate to the island of La Gomera, in the Canaries.

What in God’s name am I doing on this rock in the middle of the Atlantic?

Steven Robert Carlson

Today I received a concerned message from an old friend:

The Canary islands???? Wow. What in God’s name are you doing there???

Here’s your chance to sail away with Russian DJ pirates!

I was serving food at the Casa La Familia one night when a young man with short hair and round spectacles walked up and spoke to me in a soft Russian accent: