A more relaxed start after yesterday's effort ... a trip to the market and some perfectly ripe avocados from the very friendly stallholder, who offered an invitation to squeeze them ... yesterday's cheap choice turning out to be too soft and overripe ... these were from her own trees, which made us both very happy ... a call to the charity shop in search of books ... strangely, English language books absent from bookshops, despite a large English community and local folk keen to learn English ... the visit takes a while, as Geoff, the President of the charity and founder of the shop, talks about the property market ... he has been here 35 years, buying and selling houses ... and had a revelation a few years ago, finding God and Jesus, though claiming to be a controversial Christian ... some compelling stories to reflect on ... seems happy enough after a violent past ... how these stories emerge from the subconscious, energised by forces from other dimensions all intriguing ... another round required, not least for a look at what you get for your money in town ... a lovely location, with a special energy ...
A picnic lunch, and a boat trip to the island for another barefoot plodge ... breeze still cool, though New Year swim a possibility ...
Back at the hostel, Lee, software engineer from Palo Alto, California, has moved into the room ...he works for NASA and says the incoming President will stop their work on climate change ... other topics such as exploration of outer space, inner space and contact with aliens yet to be broached ... we covered the question of the shifting of "normal" along the Asperger spectrum in places like Palo Alto ... interesting ...
... a book to read and a meeting with Almond Blossom folks on Saturday settles 2016 ... a new idea for January pops up ... the Via de la Plata route from Seville ... Lagos and Aljezur options still open ... though another pilgrim route is tempting ...
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