"The rain in Spain falls
mainly on the plain."~ Eliza Doolittle
Dear Eliza,
I hate to be the one to tell you but I think Professor Higgins may not be telling the truth. Stacy and I walked 8 hours today; 33 km from Padornelo to A Gudina. The temperature was low enough to make our breath visible. Though we were in the mountains all day (and not the plains) it rained incessantly.
We started out at 8:15 this morning, neither of us feeling particularly well, but Stacy in particular feeling sick to her stomach. The day started with steady rain, then increased to a heavy rain. Then Stacy threw up on the side of the road. Then the wind came and somehow the rain became even heavier, at one point even mixed with snow. The good news is we are now in A Gudina, shivering in our sleeping bags, but safe.
We discovered today that gore- tex boots are indeed water proof and are excellent for holding just enough water to create the sensation of walking through a stream. I'm not sure how many days it will take for our boots to dry.
I asked Stacy a few times to stop, to take a taxi, take a bus, ANYTHING but walk in this cold rain. Despite being sick she was determined to walk. So we walked.
At one point I looked back and saw that Stacy was laughing.
'In the future if I ever tell you I am having a bad day, please say;
'Remember the day we walked to A Gudina?' "
So Eliza, though the scenery was quite beautiful we did not enjoy it. We are cold, our feet wrinkled as though we've emerged from long hot baths instead of hours in wet shoes. My advice is to stay on the Plains next time you come to Spain. The mountains are full of rain.
Mañana, will be a better day.
Dear Eliza,
I hate to be the one to tell you but I think Professor Higgins may not be telling the truth. Stacy and I walked 8 hours today; 33 km from Padornelo to A Gudina. The temperature was low enough to make our breath visible. Though we were in the mountains all day (and not the plains) it rained incessantly.
We started out at 8:15 this morning, neither of us feeling particularly well, but Stacy in particular feeling sick to her stomach. The day started with steady rain, then increased to a heavy rain. Then Stacy threw up on the side of the road. Then the wind came and somehow the rain became even heavier, at one point even mixed with snow. The good news is we are now in A Gudina, shivering in our sleeping bags, but safe.
We discovered today that gore- tex boots are indeed water proof and are excellent for holding just enough water to create the sensation of walking through a stream. I'm not sure how many days it will take for our boots to dry.
I asked Stacy a few times to stop, to take a taxi, take a bus, ANYTHING but walk in this cold rain. Despite being sick she was determined to walk. So we walked.
At one point I looked back and saw that Stacy was laughing.
'In the future if I ever tell you I am having a bad day, please say;
'Remember the day we walked to A Gudina?' "
So Eliza, though the scenery was quite beautiful we did not enjoy it. We are cold, our feet wrinkled as though we've emerged from long hot baths instead of hours in wet shoes. My advice is to stay on the Plains next time you come to Spain. The mountains are full of rain.
Mañana, will be a better day.
Stuff your wet boots with newspaper overnight, the tighter the better. (if you can find newspaper) That's the secret to getting your boots dry when heat is at a premium. Problem is getting wrinkled feet - is a precursor to more blisters!
ReplyDeleteHope you dry out tomorrow. Love you, Mom