La Finca
The tasks at la Finca de Felicidad continue with us finishing up the wall, cleaning out the water reservoir, and harvesting the crops. The cleaning out of the water reservoir today was especially fun because there are a lot of frogs in the reservoir and I was able to "save" a bunch of them and release them. It seems most will go right back to the reservoir but that is okay - playing with frogs is always a fun day.
Climbing a Mountain
Over the weekend, we decided to use one of our days off to climb one of the nearby mountains. I have found since being in Spain that I do not have the steadiest feet (maybe because they are so big?) and that I do not scale this hilly, rocky land with the poise one would need. Alas, I joined the others on the journey knowing it would be fun.
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I decided to take my time as much as possible because of my klutzy nature and that I didn't want to have a medical emergency in the middle of nowhere in the Andalusian mountains. Let's just say I am always preparing for the worst and keep telling my fellow volunteers they are not allowed to have any medical emergencies because I am on vacation and am not dealing with human medical things.
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As we climbed the mountain one of the other people mentioned how she and her sister were climbing a similar mountain terrain as this in Canada when there was a mud slide. Her sister got swept down the mountain and thankfully her brother and brother-in-law heard her screaming and found her before the mud and rocks covered her. She suffered a broken leg and a lot of bruising. Not the story I want to hear as I am dreading falling down this cliff.
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Thankfully, we made it to the top and got to see some beautiful views. In retrospect it was well worth it - very glad we had no medical emergencies.
Estepona
We took another trip this past weekend to Estepona for a long list of chores. The highlight was that I was able to act as the translator for the trip because I am the only one at the farm who has some grasp of the Spanish language. I was able to successfully communicate with the person working at the fish counter to get a Christmas Eve dinner salmon cleaned and filleted, get chicken feed ordered from the local feed mill, and communicate with the person we sell the mandarins to for money to buy vegetables.
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I was also able to see the Rock of Gibraltar and Africa from the beach of Estepona. Being able to put my feet into the Mediterranean Sea was an absolute highlight as well. Another great trip into the city in the books.
Hiking
We have been ending each day with a hike as the sun leaves our farm around 3pm and it gets cold fast. These hikes have taken us around the mountain where we have seen goats, people cycling (so many people cycle the main road up the mountain, freaking hardcore as the elevation gain is about 500 meters (1650 feet)), sheep, and neighbors.
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On these hikes we get to enjoy the quiet of nature and see different types of trees, animals, and rock formations. I personally like to bring a book along and sit in the sun reading. The books that are available on the farm aren't the best but beggars can't be choosers and reading is still a great way to pass the time.
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Chao for now!
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