poniedziałek, 10 lipca 2017

Random smiles are back

I don't know why, but since I entered Valencia, I felt lonely, unhappy,ignored,and a little bit out of place,because nobody smiled, nobody waved, nobody asks how I am...people just weren't nice anymore,cyclists wouldn't say hello or wave back...why? What's wrong Valencia? Do you hate me? Anyway,today I reached L'Ametlla de Mar, a little town almost 50 km from Tarragona.I cycled 160km today,so quite a lot,sun wasn't rough today, but wind was, and I had some long hills today.But I finally reached, bought cola and water in Mercadona and started searching on satellite map, for a lonely beach outta town(the further from humanity...the safer you actually are).Besides seeing a snake, I reached Cataluña, and people are again smiling, and happy to be alive....To be honest, I thought Cataluña would be harsh on me, and its not.I asked a hippie looking pair with a van and bikes, where do they think I could sleep unnoticed,and they recommended me some of the beaches I saw on the map before, made my way, and found a French family(parents and a kid) with their old mercedes van, drying towels on trees,I asked them If they mind me setting up somewhere near, and they said I should join them and stay right next to them.So sweet!! And I get to learn French.I made a salad from the veggies I had, and shared it with them,got complimented for my survival skills, and we spend a lot of time talking about how they also travelling, and live in a double decker bus as house!!! SO COOL RIGHT!!! they gave me some camping advices, and we just finished playing Uno(for last two hours)I was offered a mosquito cream and I am as happy as I could be, although again I won't sleep more than 7 hours, but does that matter? No,because amazing people are more worth the time....And I forgot to mention they will borrow me a small inflatable mattress for the night,so comfy comfy! I have to say the nights are getting colder as I advance,so It's a little refreshing now.
I missed my parents a lot today, and they were busy all day, so got no contact....but I guess that's going to get better....
My biggest concern today is,where the hell will I sleep tomorrow,because I have 140km left for Barcelona,but I can't ask for bed on Couchsurfing anymore, because I used up all my messages and don't have a pay Pal or credit card to register with(to send more questions) my friends haven't responded to me asking for a bed, and I see no places on satellite map, good enough for sleeping tomorrow.I am guessing this worry won't let me sleep tonight :/Worst case scenario:hotel or hostel....but that ain't survival anymore, and cmon,it might be expensive....Good night anyway

3 komentarze:

  1. Brawo Martusiu !!! Trzymaj się! Jestem z Ciebie dumny!
    Nie przejmuj się drobnymi przeszkodami. Cel jest najważniejszy.
    Dziadek

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  2. Hola Chika maybe try waiting on tables in some Barcelona cafes for tips ?(that's survival in the city)
    You'll figure something out I'm sure. Proud of you :D

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  3. Hey hermanita! :P
    Keep it up, you are making all of us proud! Try to take in and enjoy as much as you can, and don't sweat about the little things. Lots of love from J & F

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