and then there were 2...
so now there are only 2 of us wwoofers left at this farm. there is a wonderful woman that lives here, with her 2 children, a 7 year old boy, and a 9 year old girl. Now that there are only 2 wwoofers, we are all eating together, and it feels more like the other wwoof farms i´ve been at. before, all of us wwoofers were a lot more separate from the family.
so, still getting to know the chickens, maybe a little too well. i caught two of them in a little box that i didn´t realize they could get into, which i now call the love shack. oh my, were they embarrassed when i caught the hen and the rooster in there together. and i have also been getting to love this family of black cocker spaniels, mama dog, papa dog, and 5 little puppies, oh, they are so cute, even if they do make caca all over the house. i was taking care of them, feeding them and cuddling them and loving them for the last week while their mama was gone to england. did i mention how cute they are!
last weekend, 5 of us, wwoofers and friends of wwoofers, rented a car, and drove up to Mt. Teide, which is a dormant volcano, and actually the highest point in all of Spain. we didn´t go all the way to the top, but pretty close. there was a lot of snow on the mountain, and we went for a hike down below the snow line. it´s really a beautiful place.
what else what else? well, i´ve decided to stay at this farm until around the 24th of february, but i think i´ll still get a chance to go to carnaval for a couple days. i´ve gotta start working on some costumes. i´ve got lots of palm leaves, birds of paradise flowers, and some red prickly pear cactus juice. hmmmm...now what can we do with these?
i´m still missing all of my good friends and family, but now that it´s been 4 months, i´m starting to feel farther and farther away. but this is what travelling is all about.