I may not have internet the whole 16 days, so don't worry.
I'm gonna do this even if I have to walk on my hands!
10.7.09
Day 27 - Mora
Cuenca... Mora... fieds, heat, streets, stones, semi-desert...
I'm progressing quickly in terms of distance, due to the straightness of the streets, thus I already passed Madrid, which lies around 100km North. Today I will hike further West and pass Toledo too. It's only 16 days (including today) to go to Lisboa.
A little review of the past few days now. Cuenca has been a nice little city, but no cheap accomodation. As I googled Cuenca I found myself in Cuenca (Ecuador) with hostels for 11$, but of course not in Spain. I realized that a little late and ultimately had to camp just outside the city walls beside a river. I wasn't really sure whether the river had clean water... perhaps, perhaps not... I wasn't drinking it, but washed my clothes. At least they appeared to be dry and mildly fresh and clean the next day.
The day thereafter I hiked into the semi-desert... well it's not sand everywhere, but might be without the fields. It is seriously arid and hot, sometimes unbearably. After Cuenca I slept once in a hammock, once in packs of hay and once on a stage in the city center of Lillo. So far every day has been hard, but in a way acceptable. Yesterday, however, almost knocked me out. It's not like an oven yet, but still heat heat heat and then 42km's to walk. Unfortunately that wasn't all. The last 13km's were a real challenge. I missed one street and had to walk beside the main road, which was way too fast. I realized that after 5 seconds walking on it and decided to find my own path through the "fields". When your attention is lost in the sky and you can barely set one feet in front of the other you do not have sufficient concentration for oncoming cars... thus it's way to dangerous on such a street. The only problem was that the fields were consisting of stones and stones and a little earth once in a while. It was by far the worst I have walked on so far and I can only describe it as horrible. I didn't even want to know what the trees were carrying... I might not eat it anymore. Once I have seen Mora I shed 6 tears of joy and booked into a hotel (as pre-planned). I didn't even have the energy to find a i-café yesterday... only supermarket for food and taking a badly needed bath. Today I feel OK, but the exhaustiong (first time also mental) from yesterday is still in my head at least. Will stay in town until 2pm and then "only" hike about 30 - 35km to stay on time.
My current state is OK. I got quite thin, but it's because of the quantity, not quality of what I eat. Heat kills your appetite...
One more thing about vegetarianism. In a village I said in a bar that I wanted a big sandwich without fish or meat. I got into a chat with the village people and they said I would have not energy without fish and meat. Well, they were looking like what they ate... pigs... and I for my part am quite happy with my own performance, based on a veggie diet. If you still want to tell me that eating no meat/ fish is harmful, at least in the long-term... let me prove it wrong to you!
Fuck... this is all so hard!!!!!!
P.S.: Change in route, due to traffic
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=CM-400%2FCM-410&daddr=Av+de+Europa+to:CM-4017%2FCtra+de+Navas+de+Estena+a+los+Y%C3%A9benes+to:CM-4153%2FCtra+de+Los+Y%C3%A9benes+a+Las+Navas+to:39.408611,-4.934921+to:Carretera+desconocida+to:Ctra+de+Zorta+a+Miajadas%2FEX-102+to:BA-099%2FAv+de+F%C3%A1tima+to:lisboa&geocode=FZSTXQIdkJrG_w%3BFfLmWwIdhgrF_w%3BFbSaWgIdc7fA_w%3BFTkrWgIdfQi8_w%3B%3BFRgJWgIdtCWz_w%3BFZI3VwId7teo_w%3BFVxWVQIdgMSd_w%3B&hl=es&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=4&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7&dirflg=w&sll=39.433541,-5.009766&sspn=0.255092,0.441513&ie=UTF8&ll=39.440435,-4.582672&spn=0.510131,0.883026&z=10
I'm progressing quickly in terms of distance, due to the straightness of the streets, thus I already passed Madrid, which lies around 100km North. Today I will hike further West and pass Toledo too. It's only 16 days (including today) to go to Lisboa.
A little review of the past few days now. Cuenca has been a nice little city, but no cheap accomodation. As I googled Cuenca I found myself in Cuenca (Ecuador) with hostels for 11$, but of course not in Spain. I realized that a little late and ultimately had to camp just outside the city walls beside a river. I wasn't really sure whether the river had clean water... perhaps, perhaps not... I wasn't drinking it, but washed my clothes. At least they appeared to be dry and mildly fresh and clean the next day.
The day thereafter I hiked into the semi-desert... well it's not sand everywhere, but might be without the fields. It is seriously arid and hot, sometimes unbearably. After Cuenca I slept once in a hammock, once in packs of hay and once on a stage in the city center of Lillo. So far every day has been hard, but in a way acceptable. Yesterday, however, almost knocked me out. It's not like an oven yet, but still heat heat heat and then 42km's to walk. Unfortunately that wasn't all. The last 13km's were a real challenge. I missed one street and had to walk beside the main road, which was way too fast. I realized that after 5 seconds walking on it and decided to find my own path through the "fields". When your attention is lost in the sky and you can barely set one feet in front of the other you do not have sufficient concentration for oncoming cars... thus it's way to dangerous on such a street. The only problem was that the fields were consisting of stones and stones and a little earth once in a while. It was by far the worst I have walked on so far and I can only describe it as horrible. I didn't even want to know what the trees were carrying... I might not eat it anymore. Once I have seen Mora I shed 6 tears of joy and booked into a hotel (as pre-planned). I didn't even have the energy to find a i-café yesterday... only supermarket for food and taking a badly needed bath. Today I feel OK, but the exhaustiong (first time also mental) from yesterday is still in my head at least. Will stay in town until 2pm and then "only" hike about 30 - 35km to stay on time.
My current state is OK. I got quite thin, but it's because of the quantity, not quality of what I eat. Heat kills your appetite...
One more thing about vegetarianism. In a village I said in a bar that I wanted a big sandwich without fish or meat. I got into a chat with the village people and they said I would have not energy without fish and meat. Well, they were looking like what they ate... pigs... and I for my part am quite happy with my own performance, based on a veggie diet. If you still want to tell me that eating no meat/ fish is harmful, at least in the long-term... let me prove it wrong to you!
Fuck... this is all so hard!!!!!!
P.S.: Change in route, due to traffic
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=CM-400%2FCM-410&daddr=Av+de+Europa+to:CM-4017%2FCtra+de+Navas+de+Estena+a+los+Y%C3%A9benes+to:CM-4153%2FCtra+de+Los+Y%C3%A9benes+a+Las+Navas+to:39.408611,-4.934921+to:Carretera+desconocida+to:Ctra+de+Zorta+a+Miajadas%2FEX-102+to:BA-099%2FAv+de+F%C3%A1tima+to:lisboa&geocode=FZSTXQIdkJrG_w%3BFfLmWwIdhgrF_w%3BFbSaWgIdc7fA_w%3BFTkrWgIdfQi8_w%3B%3BFRgJWgIdtCWz_w%3BFZI3VwId7teo_w%3BFVxWVQIdgMSd_w%3B&hl=es&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=4&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7&dirflg=w&sll=39.433541,-5.009766&sspn=0.255092,0.441513&ie=UTF8&ll=39.440435,-4.582672&spn=0.510131,0.883026&z=10
5.7.09
Day 22 - Cuenca
Three weeks on my own tiny epic journey :)
The days after Teruel have been quite similar. Everyday beautiful nature surrounding me while walking 30 to 50 kms and ending up camping somewhere. The most extraordinary things that happened were that I was given a few beers for free (local brewery :) ) and today a meal from some Ecuadorians. Another rater nasty fact is that I feared for one night that I couldn't walk much further for 1-3 days, but fortunately it turned out to be better than thought. What happened? Well, I ripped a whole blister off my heel, while trying to take the tape off it to see what's up. Was the first and hopefully the last day, when I had to rest before my target of the day.
Pics are uploaded and the rest of the trip planned.
These are my destinations... I may not stick to them, but it gives an indication. From now on it's only around 8-900kms to go, so I'm likely to make it BEFORE my birthday to Lisboa HELL YEAH!!! Would be awesome to arrange a bday Couchsurf party over there, then go to Gibraltar and hitchhike up to Barcelone to see Díana. However, before I'm planning too much I gotta walk in average 40km a day to make this little dream come true. Soon I'm also out of the mountains, which make the going easier. So far there has been almost no day without a hill of 1400 to 2000m.
So here the destinations:
Cuenca – Colliga – Villanueva de los Escuderos – Abia de la Obispalia – Huerta de la Obispalia – Torrebuceit – Palomares del Campo – Montalbo – El Hito – Almonacid del Marquesado – Puebla del Marquesado – Puebla de Almenara – Villamayor de Santiago – Corral de Almaguer – Lillo – El Romeral – Tembleque – Mora – Orgaz – Soseca – Mazambroz – Cuerva – Menasalbas – Navahermosa – Cedena – Los Navalmorales – Espinoso del Rey – Buenasbodas – La Nava de Ricomalillo – El Campillo de la Jara – Puerto de San Vicente – Alia – Canamero – Logrosán - Zonta – Alcollarin - Escurial – Miajadas – Almoharín – Arroyomolinos – Alcuéscar - Carmonita – Cordobilla de Lucara - La Nava de Santiago – La Roca de la Sierra – Villar del Rey – Benavente – Cases de Valdescargos – La Codosera – Varzea Grande – Esparança – Arronches – Assumar – Alter do Chao – Monte dos Alateiros – Vale de Açor – Ponte de Sor – Monte de Viola – Vale de Lama – Semideiro - Casalinho – Ulme – Vale de Cavalos – Pinhal da Torre – Alpiarça – Tapada – Santarém – Fonte Boa – Vila Cha de Ourique – Cartaxo – Quinta do Rosnianinho – Casais Lagartos – Azambuja – Vila Nova da Rainha – Carregado... Lisboa
and that's how it looks on GoogleMaps
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=cuenca+spain&daddr=CU-704+to:CU-704+to:CM-2102+to:39.653813,-4.981613+to:Ctra+de+Zorta+a+Miajadas%2FEX-102+to:BA-099%2FAv+de+F%C3%A1tima+to:lisboa&hl=es&geocode=%3BFY8TYwIdwXLd_w%3BFZYvYgIdLhPa_w%3BFdntYAIdssHX_w%3B%3BFZI3VwId7teo_w%3BFVxWVQIdgMSd_w%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=4&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4,5,6&dirflg=w&sll=39.644825,-5.100403&sspn=0.073493,0.43602&ie=UTF8&ll=39.004245,-8.889313&spn=0.074169,0.43602&z=11
Ahoi and I hope I'll be able to wash myself today... I do not feel that clean and imagine that half of my browness is dirt in reality haha
Take care you all :)
Philippe
OH and I have GREAT NEW PLANS!!! However, I'll need to hear the opinion of Díana first, then I will propose them and perhaps invite others to join in. Life's is an amazing journey, it just need to be dealt with rightly!
The days after Teruel have been quite similar. Everyday beautiful nature surrounding me while walking 30 to 50 kms and ending up camping somewhere. The most extraordinary things that happened were that I was given a few beers for free (local brewery :) ) and today a meal from some Ecuadorians. Another rater nasty fact is that I feared for one night that I couldn't walk much further for 1-3 days, but fortunately it turned out to be better than thought. What happened? Well, I ripped a whole blister off my heel, while trying to take the tape off it to see what's up. Was the first and hopefully the last day, when I had to rest before my target of the day.
Pics are uploaded and the rest of the trip planned.
These are my destinations... I may not stick to them, but it gives an indication. From now on it's only around 8-900kms to go, so I'm likely to make it BEFORE my birthday to Lisboa HELL YEAH!!! Would be awesome to arrange a bday Couchsurf party over there, then go to Gibraltar and hitchhike up to Barcelone to see Díana. However, before I'm planning too much I gotta walk in average 40km a day to make this little dream come true. Soon I'm also out of the mountains, which make the going easier. So far there has been almost no day without a hill of 1400 to 2000m.
So here the destinations:
Cuenca – Colliga – Villanueva de los Escuderos – Abia de la Obispalia – Huerta de la Obispalia – Torrebuceit – Palomares del Campo – Montalbo – El Hito – Almonacid del Marquesado – Puebla del Marquesado – Puebla de Almenara – Villamayor de Santiago – Corral de Almaguer – Lillo – El Romeral – Tembleque – Mora – Orgaz – Soseca – Mazambroz – Cuerva – Menasalbas – Navahermosa – Cedena – Los Navalmorales – Espinoso del Rey – Buenasbodas – La Nava de Ricomalillo – El Campillo de la Jara – Puerto de San Vicente – Alia – Canamero – Logrosán - Zonta – Alcollarin - Escurial – Miajadas – Almoharín – Arroyomolinos – Alcuéscar - Carmonita – Cordobilla de Lucara - La Nava de Santiago – La Roca de la Sierra – Villar del Rey – Benavente – Cases de Valdescargos – La Codosera – Varzea Grande – Esparança – Arronches – Assumar – Alter do Chao – Monte dos Alateiros – Vale de Açor – Ponte de Sor – Monte de Viola – Vale de Lama – Semideiro - Casalinho – Ulme – Vale de Cavalos – Pinhal da Torre – Alpiarça – Tapada – Santarém – Fonte Boa – Vila Cha de Ourique – Cartaxo – Quinta do Rosnianinho – Casais Lagartos – Azambuja – Vila Nova da Rainha – Carregado... Lisboa
and that's how it looks on GoogleMaps
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=cuenca+spain&daddr=CU-704+to:CU-704+to:CM-2102+to:39.653813,-4.981613+to:Ctra+de+Zorta+a+Miajadas%2FEX-102+to:BA-099%2FAv+de+F%C3%A1tima+to:lisboa&hl=es&geocode=%3BFY8TYwIdwXLd_w%3BFZYvYgIdLhPa_w%3BFdntYAIdssHX_w%3B%3BFZI3VwId7teo_w%3BFVxWVQIdgMSd_w%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=4&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4,5,6&dirflg=w&sll=39.644825,-5.100403&sspn=0.073493,0.43602&ie=UTF8&ll=39.004245,-8.889313&spn=0.074169,0.43602&z=11
Ahoi and I hope I'll be able to wash myself today... I do not feel that clean and imagine that half of my browness is dirt in reality haha
Take care you all :)
Philippe
OH and I have GREAT NEW PLANS!!! However, I'll need to hear the opinion of Díana first, then I will propose them and perhaps invite others to join in. Life's is an amazing journey, it just need to be dealt with rightly!
1.7.09
Day 18 - Teruel
Wow... managed to get here. I, again, do not really know how to compromise all these experiences into a comprehensive brief blog entry. Hence I'll start anywhere.
I'm very happy to have started this journey. I suppose it is due to my attitude of taking things too easy. This is what I mostly encounter after having made a decision or commitment, that what I decided to do is more difficult than it was supposed to be. However, indeed I actually think that I can turn this surrealism into an advantage. What if you are too optimistic and expect things being easy, thus committing yourself a little fast BUT you carry it through to the end? Well, if you're able to do this then it is better to be an optimist :)
Ok, what else crawls through my mind? Yeah... that this is the first time I experience hard physical work. Although it is everything but productive, I get to know what it is to get up every day knowing that you have to work/ walk 6 to 10 hours. While walking I often think of sportsmen, labour camps, workers in sweatshops and even guerilla warfar or Stalingrad in 41. Especially the latter examples may sound a little strange, but don't you think that most of the young people nowadays have not the slightest idea of what hard labour means. I believe I don't either. Would I have been born 50 years ago, when Germany was rebuilt by women and children I would have learnt my lesson for life. Please, don't think I try to compare this with my current trip, however it does give you a glimps of what it means. Having this insight is extremely valuable to me and will stick to my mind forever. Nevertheless, I have to admit that compared to sweatshops, I do decide when I get up (usually sleeping till 8-10) and set myself reachable aims. Yesterday I have walked 60km from Cantavieja to Cedrillas (see here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=cantavieja&daddr=Cedrillas,+Teruel,+Arag%C3%B3n,+Espa%C3%B1a&hl=es&geocode=%3BFWgCaQId_wHz_ynL4M1JDkNeDTH4M2E82xQidA&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=40.493059,-0.614135&sspn=0.496071,0.883026&ie=UTF8&ll=40.489782,-0.627594&spn=0.496094,0.883026&z=10 ) and I came close to loosing my feet... still I did not cross the border to a region where I am going to break down. I may not do this ever in my life, but I imagine that people who have been so utterly exhausted like those guys who've climbed the first 8000m peak decades ago (book available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Annapurna-First-Conquest-8000-meter-Peak/dp/B000KTMQ1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246477690&sr=8-1 ). I feel very much inspired to get to know people with this experience, so I learn without being in such a situation.
I'll progress with describing what has happened throughout the last few days, briefly. In Falset, unfortunately, I didn't manage to get the place offered by the German, whom I met on the street. Still, I was lucky since the next day was holiday and all Spaniards celebrated. Hence I ended up in a Bar, where I stayed till 3am. Afterwards I slept for a few hours in a bank (you know these automatic doors that lead to the room with the cash machines), took a day off hiking and booked into a room for 25 Euro's. I enjoyed the day, relaxed and prepared for the root till Teruel. The day I took off was pretty fine, but I was a little angry at myself in the end, coz I got on a busy street that should have been avoided. I managed to not get into danger by walking over fields etc, which isn't that pleasent. By the way I might be on googlemaps's pictures, since the car that drives around with a google camera passed me twice YEAH! When I arrived in Ginestar I was immediately greeted by the Village Town Man :) We chatted a little bit and I learned that I couldn't get to my destination that evening, as I had to take a ferry to the little town called Miravet. I politely refused his offer to drive me around the river... since he was a really nice man anyway he looked for another solution and found that by letting me sleep in the changing room of the swimming pool. Was fun and quite comfortable.
The next day I hiked further and again got into trouble. Why? Because there was a stupid construction site and they wouldn't let me pass!!! Not with me, so I took the for me wrong road until out of side and then made my way through fields and dorns onto the construction side again. I simply didn't want to take the other road and walk 15km more. As a result I ended up walking on a half made street for 12km through the mountains. I wasn't dangerous since local cars were passing, so there was a way I could use. However, sometimes it felt a little like war since I had to jump into the bushes to not get discovered by passing workers hihi. Since night was already taking over I had to intriguing idea of sleeping in a truck (all vehicles were open), which I ended up doing. Well, it wasn't too comfortable, but fun to have done it. Next day again, progress. I walked and walked and went camping for the night. Next day same (beside a mountain lake)... and once I arrived in Cantavieja I couldn't find a camping site, but found the gate to the local swimming pool open. I moved two tables together, took my sleeping bag out and slept well :) Well, this was two days ago, now I'm in TERUEL and about to towards Cuenca. Life is progressing and I tend to forget time and date meanwhile. At one point, where I asked for the tourist information and supermarket, I was told that it is Sunday. I expected it to be Friday ;)
Don't even have time to read through what I have written :)
I'll leave you with a short describtion of how hiking feels. Hot, if the sun is shining. Probably more than 40C on the street :S The heat drives you mad. Feet are pretty much alright, only the little toes are worryingly thick. Blister come and go by popping them up. Usually all at a time... sometimes 7, sometimes 4, and sometimes none :)
Walking is getting better, I believe, as my feet get used to it. So now I hope to manage to hike towards Lisboa or another place at the Atlantic coast, before the 28th of July, so I can see my girlfriend.
Greets to all... Díana, Felix, grannies... and you too :)
I'm very happy to have started this journey. I suppose it is due to my attitude of taking things too easy. This is what I mostly encounter after having made a decision or commitment, that what I decided to do is more difficult than it was supposed to be. However, indeed I actually think that I can turn this surrealism into an advantage. What if you are too optimistic and expect things being easy, thus committing yourself a little fast BUT you carry it through to the end? Well, if you're able to do this then it is better to be an optimist :)
Ok, what else crawls through my mind? Yeah... that this is the first time I experience hard physical work. Although it is everything but productive, I get to know what it is to get up every day knowing that you have to work/ walk 6 to 10 hours. While walking I often think of sportsmen, labour camps, workers in sweatshops and even guerilla warfar or Stalingrad in 41. Especially the latter examples may sound a little strange, but don't you think that most of the young people nowadays have not the slightest idea of what hard labour means. I believe I don't either. Would I have been born 50 years ago, when Germany was rebuilt by women and children I would have learnt my lesson for life. Please, don't think I try to compare this with my current trip, however it does give you a glimps of what it means. Having this insight is extremely valuable to me and will stick to my mind forever. Nevertheless, I have to admit that compared to sweatshops, I do decide when I get up (usually sleeping till 8-10) and set myself reachable aims. Yesterday I have walked 60km from Cantavieja to Cedrillas (see here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=cantavieja&daddr=Cedrillas,+Teruel,+Arag%C3%B3n,+Espa%C3%B1a&hl=es&geocode=%3BFWgCaQId_wHz_ynL4M1JDkNeDTH4M2E82xQidA&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=40.493059,-0.614135&sspn=0.496071,0.883026&ie=UTF8&ll=40.489782,-0.627594&spn=0.496094,0.883026&z=10 ) and I came close to loosing my feet... still I did not cross the border to a region where I am going to break down. I may not do this ever in my life, but I imagine that people who have been so utterly exhausted like those guys who've climbed the first 8000m peak decades ago (book available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Annapurna-First-Conquest-8000-meter-Peak/dp/B000KTMQ1W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246477690&sr=8-1 ). I feel very much inspired to get to know people with this experience, so I learn without being in such a situation.
I'll progress with describing what has happened throughout the last few days, briefly. In Falset, unfortunately, I didn't manage to get the place offered by the German, whom I met on the street. Still, I was lucky since the next day was holiday and all Spaniards celebrated. Hence I ended up in a Bar, where I stayed till 3am. Afterwards I slept for a few hours in a bank (you know these automatic doors that lead to the room with the cash machines), took a day off hiking and booked into a room for 25 Euro's. I enjoyed the day, relaxed and prepared for the root till Teruel. The day I took off was pretty fine, but I was a little angry at myself in the end, coz I got on a busy street that should have been avoided. I managed to not get into danger by walking over fields etc, which isn't that pleasent. By the way I might be on googlemaps's pictures, since the car that drives around with a google camera passed me twice YEAH! When I arrived in Ginestar I was immediately greeted by the Village Town Man :) We chatted a little bit and I learned that I couldn't get to my destination that evening, as I had to take a ferry to the little town called Miravet. I politely refused his offer to drive me around the river... since he was a really nice man anyway he looked for another solution and found that by letting me sleep in the changing room of the swimming pool. Was fun and quite comfortable.
The next day I hiked further and again got into trouble. Why? Because there was a stupid construction site and they wouldn't let me pass!!! Not with me, so I took the for me wrong road until out of side and then made my way through fields and dorns onto the construction side again. I simply didn't want to take the other road and walk 15km more. As a result I ended up walking on a half made street for 12km through the mountains. I wasn't dangerous since local cars were passing, so there was a way I could use. However, sometimes it felt a little like war since I had to jump into the bushes to not get discovered by passing workers hihi. Since night was already taking over I had to intriguing idea of sleeping in a truck (all vehicles were open), which I ended up doing. Well, it wasn't too comfortable, but fun to have done it. Next day again, progress. I walked and walked and went camping for the night. Next day same (beside a mountain lake)... and once I arrived in Cantavieja I couldn't find a camping site, but found the gate to the local swimming pool open. I moved two tables together, took my sleeping bag out and slept well :) Well, this was two days ago, now I'm in TERUEL and about to towards Cuenca. Life is progressing and I tend to forget time and date meanwhile. At one point, where I asked for the tourist information and supermarket, I was told that it is Sunday. I expected it to be Friday ;)
Don't even have time to read through what I have written :)
I'll leave you with a short describtion of how hiking feels. Hot, if the sun is shining. Probably more than 40C on the street :S The heat drives you mad. Feet are pretty much alright, only the little toes are worryingly thick. Blister come and go by popping them up. Usually all at a time... sometimes 7, sometimes 4, and sometimes none :)
Walking is getting better, I believe, as my feet get used to it. So now I hope to manage to hike towards Lisboa or another place at the Atlantic coast, before the 28th of July, so I can see my girlfriend.
Greets to all... Díana, Felix, grannies... and you too :)
23.6.09
Something to think about
Just remembered that Sergio (my Brazilian host in Andorra) told me he was already robbed 8 times in his life... why? Because he refused to give in and shape his life according the environment. In few/ various... cities in Brazil people are being faced with the choice to either protect themselves and hide, so nothing ever happens or expose themselves to the dangers of life and well... get robbed. I consider people facing those dangers as brave. What is life worth living for if you constantly hide and fear that this or that might happen to you, so you simply don´t do it. Well, I do not propose risking your life intentionally, but consciously considering your options and going for things that are worth doing. Thank you Sergio for this insight!
Btw I still need to think more about this, but it's a start :)
Btw I still need to think more about this, but it's a start :)
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