Good Friday, 21 March 2008
Rehabilitation in Osuna
The rigors of travel and long walks in the rain have finally caught up to us and so, we are enjoying a well-deserved day of rest here in Osuna. Our only pickle has been a lack of access to a grocery store – everything is shut for the holiday. We’ve been making breakfast via the local candy store, which, thankfully, also provides yummy chocolate pastries and juice boxes and we have discovered that beer and bread go a long way. Lunches and dinners are long and filling (yet draining on our wallets) and it is possible that we may be becoming too accustomed to cerveza with every meal.
We were blessed with gorgeous weather and so meandered about the town, up the huge hill past Plaza Mayor to take in the views and some historic buildings and then we wound our way back down to the square for a spot of pizza. After lunch, the kids were invited to play some football in the street with some local children—I’m not certain just how they communicated but, thankfully, sports are universal. We then wandered slowly home and, after experimenting with the washing machine, enjoyed our siesta (Lee and Chris napping in the garden, Annie on the couch, and Karen upstairs) while the children played about unsupervised (yes, there were a few incidents and we are thankful for guardian angels). Attempting to carry on with our day of “light” activity, we ended up taking a much longer walk to dinner than anticipated, due to some mild navigational errors. However, the extra exercise was good and we eventually found our way to a wonderful little restaurant where Lee’s double portion of salmon seemed to be a bit more filling than he expected. Thankfully, Abby awoke from her nap in time to help him finish it off. The rest of the children enjoyed juevos (scrambled eggs) and bread for dinner.
Rehabilitation in Osuna
The rigors of travel and long walks in the rain have finally caught up to us and so, we are enjoying a well-deserved day of rest here in Osuna. Our only pickle has been a lack of access to a grocery store – everything is shut for the holiday. We’ve been making breakfast via the local candy store, which, thankfully, also provides yummy chocolate pastries and juice boxes and we have discovered that beer and bread go a long way. Lunches and dinners are long and filling (yet draining on our wallets) and it is possible that we may be becoming too accustomed to cerveza with every meal.
We were blessed with gorgeous weather and so meandered about the town, up the huge hill past Plaza Mayor to take in the views and some historic buildings and then we wound our way back down to the square for a spot of pizza. After lunch, the kids were invited to play some football in the street with some local children—I’m not certain just how they communicated but, thankfully, sports are universal. We then wandered slowly home and, after experimenting with the washing machine, enjoyed our siesta (Lee and Chris napping in the garden, Annie on the couch, and Karen upstairs) while the children played about unsupervised (yes, there were a few incidents and we are thankful for guardian angels). Attempting to carry on with our day of “light” activity, we ended up taking a much longer walk to dinner than anticipated, due to some mild navigational errors. However, the extra exercise was good and we eventually found our way to a wonderful little restaurant where Lee’s double portion of salmon seemed to be a bit more filling than he expected. Thankfully, Abby awoke from her nap in time to help him finish it off. The rest of the children enjoyed juevos (scrambled eggs) and bread for dinner.
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