Still alive and well

I´m living in the lap of luxury tonight.  After a few long days of climbing and descending, climbing and descending, climbing and descending, my legs are shot, and I am realizing Zaragoza is one day further away than I expected.  Combined with the fact that:

• I haven´t paid for lodging the past two nights
• Sleeping in a tent, on a thin inflatable mattress does not compare with sleeping in a bed
• Last night I camped and it rained a lot (though the inside of the tent stayed nice and dry!)
• Through a service called CouchSurfing it looks like I found someone who can put me up on their couch for the one or two nights that I´ll be in Zaragoza

I decided to splurge tonight and stay in a hostel, or a pensión, as it´s called here.  Basically it´s a commercial local that rents out rooms upstairs.  For the grand cost of €14, I have two twin beds, electric lighting, and a shared bathroom with hot water that made for a wonderful shower.

 

This particular internet cafe is cutting into my budget, so I´m going to cut it short, but stay tuned for more in-depth analysis and behind the scenes footage.