The last two days have been very wet. It never poured but the entire walk was through fog and drizzle. This morning I was so cold I pretty much wore everything I had (well I only wore one pair of pants) and God did I stink!
I'm in a town called O Cadavo at a fantastic one star, 25€ hotel. Why so fantastic? For one thing the radiator is on!
The other great thing is the girl who runs the place. She is the bartender, the front desk clerk and as I happily learned, the laundry woman! She's an unusual kind of very attractive - picture Kelly Peters in a Doonsbury comic. Pretty like Kelly but with dark circles around her eyes. Anyway, I came down to the bar to ask her how long the radiators would be on. Usually it's just a couple of hours in the evening and morning. I asked because I was going to hand wash some of my stinkiest clothes and she offered to wash them for me. Obviously not for free but whatever she charges will be worth it!
I'm afraid something very bad happened around here recently. As I walked into town there were scores of people lined up outside a funeral home. Okay, people die and in fact for the past 2.5 days there have been notices in bars saying they would be closed this afternoon for the funeral of an important local elder. But this funeral had three hearses covered with flowers. I'd like to think there's a less tragic reason for three hearses than the scenarios in my head. I'll let you know if I find anything out.
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