The last couple of months of 2025 were quite damp, to say the least, but January 2026 was Wet (with a capital W)! OK, we do not have the flooding that they have suffered in the UK, nor do we have the severe cold that swept across Texas and the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S., but we have still had our fair share of precipitation….. and, there are no real signs of it letting up anytime soon.

The first month of any year is traditionally a quiet period, after the Christmas rush. Thankfully we still have a few orders rolling in and our guys are very thankful as it gives them a break from pruning, meaning that they can work inside the bodega for a while, out of the rain! Pruning is absolutely the most miserable job you can imagine when the rain is pouring incessantly.

In the town of Sanxenxo, regarded as one of Galicia’s most exclusive seaside resorts, there was a bit of excitement when a small section of pavement started to slip towards the sea when the ground became totally saturated. In the general scheme of things this was pretty much a non-event, simply the movement of a few paving slabs, but with fairly extensive local press and TV coverage you would be forgiven for thinking that there had been a earthquake, or something similar!