Tuesday, January 12, 2010
SPAIN: 5 Noteworthy things each day for the next 48 days: Part One
Day One: Yerba Mate/ the Russian Seaman with a black eye that just got out of a Thai Prison after 3 years for contraband that bought me a beer and kissed me on the cheek and told me he loved me/ the wildfire sunset 35,000 feet above ground like a child's favorite striped t-shirt/ in Germany for the first time/ la gente aqui no parece tan diferente que yo.
Day Two: antique market in Barcelona/ sharing of an apple by the harbour with 2 dudes from L.A/ I remember the shark with the bleeding nose care of the Barcelona Aquarium/ paella/ too much beer.
Day Three: 20 year olds are cool/ a new haircut/ olive, cucumber, avocado baguette/ Gaudi's Park; Park Guell/ Dia de los Reyes Parade.
Day Four: Early morning wake-up to meet Sean at the Metro and head to Monserrat/ conglomerate climbing/ the best Olives EVER!/ home cooked meals en la casa de Nico on wheels/ sleeping in the van - my dream home.
Day Five: morning green tea session/ switching between Spanish, English and French/ impressionante; 2 words/ I couldn't get the last quickdraw/ muddy wet feet and shoes.
Day Six: under the shelter of a curios cave with paint like splattered splashes that decorate our climbs to reach the outermost limits of self/ no pastanada/ EPIC jam session/ tramping in knee deep snow as if we took a trip back to my Saskatchewan childhood/cat and mouse car chase with muddy tires on the misguided carretera.
Day Seven: bouldering with the sun and snow in El Cogul/ la hora es ahora/ gooey chocolate with chocolate at the stinky fish bar/ sopa infused with wild thyme and rosemary from the Spanish countryside/ frio muy intenso with 30 centimetres of snow.
Day Eight: Deberias estar en Tailandia/ the trees here are not designed to withstand the weight of this much snow/ someone is always cooler than you/ another knee deep in snow hike through the Boreal-Narnia-like forest/ eating too much bread and olive oil.
Day Nine: Talking with Silvia and the boys about climbing, I've got to keep the focus - big wall, aid climbing, Yosemite/ cold climbing out the nerves in "Espero Primavera"/ a mighty jaunt up the ancient road to the small village of Siruana/ cauliflower and spicy potatoes, note to self; "don't put more than 3 cayenne peppers and be sure to take them out"/ second shower of the year - real dirt ball living.
Day Two: antique market in Barcelona/ sharing of an apple by the harbour with 2 dudes from L.A/ I remember the shark with the bleeding nose care of the Barcelona Aquarium/ paella/ too much beer.
Day Three: 20 year olds are cool/ a new haircut/ olive, cucumber, avocado baguette/ Gaudi's Park; Park Guell/ Dia de los Reyes Parade.
Day Four: Early morning wake-up to meet Sean at the Metro and head to Monserrat/ conglomerate climbing/ the best Olives EVER!/ home cooked meals en la casa de Nico on wheels/ sleeping in the van - my dream home.
Day Five: morning green tea session/ switching between Spanish, English and French/ impressionante; 2 words/ I couldn't get the last quickdraw/ muddy wet feet and shoes.
Day Six: under the shelter of a curios cave with paint like splattered splashes that decorate our climbs to reach the outermost limits of self/ no pastanada/ EPIC jam session/ tramping in knee deep snow as if we took a trip back to my Saskatchewan childhood/cat and mouse car chase with muddy tires on the misguided carretera.
Day Seven: bouldering with the sun and snow in El Cogul/ la hora es ahora/ gooey chocolate with chocolate at the stinky fish bar/ sopa infused with wild thyme and rosemary from the Spanish countryside/ frio muy intenso with 30 centimetres of snow.
Day Eight: Deberias estar en Tailandia/ the trees here are not designed to withstand the weight of this much snow/ someone is always cooler than you/ another knee deep in snow hike through the Boreal-Narnia-like forest/ eating too much bread and olive oil.
Day Nine: Talking with Silvia and the boys about climbing, I've got to keep the focus - big wall, aid climbing, Yosemite/ cold climbing out the nerves in "Espero Primavera"/ a mighty jaunt up the ancient road to the small village of Siruana/ cauliflower and spicy potatoes, note to self; "don't put more than 3 cayenne peppers and be sure to take them out"/ second shower of the year - real dirt ball living.
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