Days 50-53 - Off to Barcelona
Blijf op de hoogte en volg Wanderer
13 Juni 2013 | Spanje, Trabadelo
Spent the week with Alicia and her boyfriend. The two guys who were here earlier, and the new girl who took care of the kitchen garden, all moved on as their work was finished. So I helped her out with hospitalera stuff (I have experience after all :)) After a day or two, a fellow hospitalero from another town came over to fix the plumbing, so that got taken care of as well. This place is completely finished now, it looks really good!
My murals got along fine. Had an issue with water damage from the ceiling above, which made it very hard to get the colors to stay on top and not soak in. But I persisted and the wall eventually gave up resisting me :) Passed the time waiting for the paint to dry by covering the doorjambs in painted flowers. Alicia was so pleased with my work, she asked me to send her some drawings and paintings from home, so she can turn this place in to a permanent Wendelart exposition. So cool :)
This place was literally choke-full throughout the week, but yesterday we didn't get a single pilgrim! So I finally got a silent night and I got to sleep in a little. And the four of us watched the Spain V Netherlands soccer game on tv. This afternoon, we went to a local tapas bar for lunch, and as soon as Alicia told the owner (her friend) about my murals, she got so excited she gave me a piece of chalk and asked me to do something on one of her walls as well. So I wrote "No suenes tu viola, vive tu sueno" (Don't dream your life, live your dream) in curly letters, and drew a pilgrim next to it. This lady got out of her mind excited about it and gave me free food and wine, and it only took me 10 minutes :)
Well, I have to go catch a night bus service to Barcelona. I will sleep on the bus and arrive there around 7 AM. My next blog post or message will likely be from home again. Thank you all for sticking with me throughout my long journey, and I really look forward to seeing all of you again soon!
My murals got along fine. Had an issue with water damage from the ceiling above, which made it very hard to get the colors to stay on top and not soak in. But I persisted and the wall eventually gave up resisting me :) Passed the time waiting for the paint to dry by covering the doorjambs in painted flowers. Alicia was so pleased with my work, she asked me to send her some drawings and paintings from home, so she can turn this place in to a permanent Wendelart exposition. So cool :)
This place was literally choke-full throughout the week, but yesterday we didn't get a single pilgrim! So I finally got a silent night and I got to sleep in a little. And the four of us watched the Spain V Netherlands soccer game on tv. This afternoon, we went to a local tapas bar for lunch, and as soon as Alicia told the owner (her friend) about my murals, she got so excited she gave me a piece of chalk and asked me to do something on one of her walls as well. So I wrote "No suenes tu viola, vive tu sueno" (Don't dream your life, live your dream) in curly letters, and drew a pilgrim next to it. This lady got out of her mind excited about it and gave me free food and wine, and it only took me 10 minutes :)
Well, I have to go catch a night bus service to Barcelona. I will sleep on the bus and arrive there around 7 AM. My next blog post or message will likely be from home again. Thank you all for sticking with me throughout my long journey, and I really look forward to seeing all of you again soon!
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14 Juni 2013 - 01:09
Maia Sofia:
wendela, you as your trip are amazing! so inspirational and couraging... one day i'll write you a letter again, soon soon soon! greets from finland, maija!! -
14 Juni 2013 - 01:27
Monique:
hey wendela, mooie reis terug naar huis, hoop dat de herinneringen aan je mooie reis nog lang bij je blijven. fijn dat je ons een klein beetje hebt meegenomen op je reis. tot spreeks liefs monique
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15 Juni 2013 - 16:24
Nicolien:
Hi camino-maatje.
Zojuist gegoogeld naar: Wendela van der Zee en ja hoor daar is ze /duidelijk herkenbaar door hoedje enzo.
Leuk om je verslag te lezen.
Ik heb nog wat foto's voor je. Laat even je emailadres weten als je die wilt hebben.
De mijne is nicolienvanrooy@gmail.com
Knuffel Nicolien
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16 Juni 2013 - 10:14
Wouter Westerkamp:
Lieve Wendela,
Van de hospitalero's in de huiskamer hoorde ik dat je 1 dag voor mij bent aangekomen in Sanatiago. Net asl jij ben ik doorgegaan tot Finisterre. Voor mijn gevoel het einde van een heel geslaagde reis naar en in mijzelf.
Dat zielige hoopje op dat bankje met dat vuilniszakkenrokje op haar verjaardag. Ik zal onze ontmoeting(en) nooit vergeten. Dank voor alles wat je me bracht met je mooie, ontroerende verhalen! Ik bewonder je zo, je levenslust, je behulpzaamheid, je doorzettingsvermogen. Ik wens je toe dat je samen met je Paul nog vele camino's mag gaan!
Heel veel liefs van een oude(re) pelgrim,
Wouter
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