I'm in a pilgrim refuge house in Spain. About 600k out of Madrid. It's pretty basic here but sort of refreshing in a weird way. It is bloody cold however. And when I say cold I mean bone chilling icy cold.. Sitting on the toilet freezing your arse off cold.. Condensation dripping from the bedroom walls cold. You get my drift. It's pretty damn cold. To make matters worse the hot water isn't that consistent which makes taking a shower living hell and stepping out of the shower living hell twice over. Walking bare foot on the tiles is like walking on ice. Actually ice may be a little warmer.
Our car, the windscreen is completely frozen over with ice.
Our 'dorm'. There were 7 of us freezing our butts off in here at night.
We didn't need a fridge. Putting the drinks outside on the window sill kept them cold.
Xmas dinnerSo where are we exactly? It's a little town called Miraz which is on the Camino route to Santiago de Compostella.The place we're staying at is like a hostel to house pilgrims making the journey to Santiago but it's closed for the holidays and we're basically housesitting. Although having said that this didn't stop a Mary and Joseph turning up at 1am Christmas Eve, with donkey, looking for a dare I say 'stable' to stay the night. This couple were really something. When I say donkey I'm not kidding. They had a donkey. They were also dressed in full biblical robes and had a baby on the way. She was 8 weeks pregnant. The guy claimed to be a prophet who apparently hasn't paid a cent for anything in 14 years. Some may call this spiritual spreading of the Lord's good word but I call this good old fashioned freeloading. Mind you, he told us this as he was eating our bread and drinking our wine so he's lucky he didn't find himself back out in the cold with his donkey. The Lord giveth but the Lord just as easily taketh away. I wish I had more photos but I was too stunned to do or say anything. I got their donkey though. We're off to Lisbon tomorrow. Watch this space.Merry xmas and a happy new year to everyone!And I just had to post this pic... Corey and our xmas leg ham. All 5kg of it.
Our car, the windscreen is completely frozen over with ice.
Our 'dorm'. There were 7 of us freezing our butts off in here at night.
We didn't need a fridge. Putting the drinks outside on the window sill kept them cold.
Xmas dinnerSo where are we exactly? It's a little town called Miraz which is on the Camino route to Santiago de Compostella.The place we're staying at is like a hostel to house pilgrims making the journey to Santiago but it's closed for the holidays and we're basically housesitting. Although having said that this didn't stop a Mary and Joseph turning up at 1am Christmas Eve, with donkey, looking for a dare I say 'stable' to stay the night. This couple were really something. When I say donkey I'm not kidding. They had a donkey. They were also dressed in full biblical robes and had a baby on the way. She was 8 weeks pregnant. The guy claimed to be a prophet who apparently hasn't paid a cent for anything in 14 years. Some may call this spiritual spreading of the Lord's good word but I call this good old fashioned freeloading. Mind you, he told us this as he was eating our bread and drinking our wine so he's lucky he didn't find himself back out in the cold with his donkey. The Lord giveth but the Lord just as easily taketh away. I wish I had more photos but I was too stunned to do or say anything. I got their donkey though. We're off to Lisbon tomorrow. Watch this space.Merry xmas and a happy new year to everyone!And I just had to post this pic... Corey and our xmas leg ham. All 5kg of it.
