I kept you waiting for very long I know... and I didn’t even finish writing about the last days in France which I am gladly doing now ;)
So where to continue when my brain my body my spirit is already much further.
Haaa I guess that will be a short entry but we will see.
After The beautiful Steve at Kenza’s and Guillaume’s place, we all kind of went to Separate ways. Philip Eva Lilly Sebastian went to another Workaway called „the walnut wonderland“ (which turned out to be a bad choice with a drunk guy and a falling apart house). Gemma went to a place we applied before but they didn’t take us because we were too many. The place is created by few scientists all in my age close to the Pyrenees.
The funny thing she convinced me very hard to join but I was still stuck waiting for parts for Jack :)
After I finally fixed the things (written in the last entry) I headed towards south remember the big plan was still Portugal ...
Two things happen on my way down.
first Gemma headed home to England before I arrived at this awesome science living sharing place. Sadly she had an injury of climbing...
Secondly I got stressed out even more driving Jack down there, till the point where I really questioned if it sense for me to keep the good old boy :(
At the same time I still hoped so much to get approved to another Workaway place, a Buddhist temple in the middle of the Pyrenees. We wrote and they made me believe I can come mid February. I was so very happy about that. If my bigger plans traveling to Asia and temples in Nepal and Bhutan were not working out, that’s just the right sign to go there...
I thought so!
But after 3 times them saying you can come... you can’t come... you can come... I left hope and took it as a sign that it is not meant to be.
So instead of staying and the science place for 2 weeks, I ended up staying almost 4 and had a very great time. I miss the late night talks about nerdy science topics with Matthieu, the chess games with Benjamin, the laughter the work the talking the climbing the hiking with all the others there. And of course Poncho the best cat ever :)
I wished I could stay longer to work on the many ideas and projects I had in my mind for that stunning place :)
Unfortunately they limited the time for workaway stay for 2 weeks (made even an excuse for me to stay
Let me take you on a tour around the house:
View from the balcony
My favorite hammock spot
The yoga house and salt water pool
Huge tree in the middle of the garden :)
House from the garden
Old well next to the river
Garden gate to the river... love that view
River next to the house
Coming back to the garden
Stopping to pet the neighbours dog... the dog with the longest ears :D
Way up to the driveway and guesthouse
Sunset over Pyrenees
Property next door... still part of the property of INTP
Vegetable garden and herbs
Little green house we built using two old windows from rubbish place
Have a look inside
Driveway
Path down from driveway to the terrace and garden
Workshop in the Garage
Driveway to the house:)
After just a few days they took me on an awesome little hike up a mountain:
Ragenhild another workawayer from Norway
Hiking up
Beautiful sky and snow at the top
Just like foam
Quick ruuuuunn
The last few meters
Reaching the top
But outfit reward :D
Amazing view
Look at the frost kissed trees <3
And if you are not enjoying the mountains the garden the place... we had a great house to live in:
Uuuhh who if that? That’s clearly not enjoying... but fun :)
Sanding down the (almost) very top level, 2. floor
1.floor level still huge space
View up to the 2. and even 3. level (little chamber)
Very smooth now
At the end of the days I had to leave that wonderful place and went with a decision, to drive home. Home to keep on my journey in Africa and figure out if I’m going to sell the good old boy or not.
I luckily had a passenger for 3 days Ragenhild from Norway a girl she was working at the science place as well.
And yes after 2 very very windy days where each change of wind direction I felt Jack moving, getting the pictures of that incident in Italy in my head bringing lots of stress to me even now I’m writing about it, I knew by the time I reached my parents home... he has to be sold!
It’s very sad, since everything is right with him he is just a old fat guy but I just don’t get those pictures out of my head.
So bye bye Jack...
I arrived at home beginning of March. Cleaned and emptied Jack and prepared for my next journey straight away.
I had nice 1 and 1/2 month back home till I moved from 25 qm travel storage to something like 1/3 qm!!!
Welcome back my beloved backpack I already traveled with 9 years ago (see those very old Blog entries) to Australia on my first trip. Seems like I’m not the guy with the camper... but supposed to be the guy with the backpack xxx
Uganda I’m coming
