a little over a month until legal MJ here... I like the people I use, they deliver and have good products at good prices. What's the culture like for it in Spain?

Do you miss Brian?

A lot of people consume and those that don't really couldn't care that you do. Prices are good and people will deliver and you can openly ask strangers to hook you up and they will but quality is all over the place and you can easily get fined.

Sometimes I miss Brian. I had hope when I went looking for him. Whenever he hasn't seen me in a while and I call him and he comes running and meowing which makes his meow vibrate up and down with each step. Was really looking forward to hearing that again.

I've come across a couple of stray animals on my journey and considered bringing them along. One dog that was very skittish and I realised quickly it would've taken too long to get him to follow me. Just 2 nights ago though a kitten came out of the shadows and started following me through the woods, then onto a busy road in the dark. It didn't want to be picked up and just kept getting caught between my ankles as cars zipped past. Eventually we came across a hunting reserve and the guard dogs scared it off from following me further.


Peace,

kowalski

A common conversation fragment on this journey...

Person: you can stay at mine.
Me: do you have 2 trees?
Person: no
Me: then no

Except the other night when it was heavy raining and I stayed in this guy's (Andres') hunting lodge... the canyon and lake is on his land too. After knowing me for just 2 minutes he drive me up there, gave me the keys and left me there to do as I pleased.






Peace,

kowalski

It's starting to get wintery here, as in cold AF. I take it winter in Spain ain't so bad, if you're cool with sleeping outside in a hammock?

That canyon looks awesome.

If I was in a different region, like Asturias, it'd be cold and rainy already. Their weather isn't that much better than Manchester's. Down here it gets cold eventually but except for a random rainy day you can wear shorts and a T till November. If you go down to the coast or up above the tree line, it's cooler. There aren't many spots on the planet where the weather is almost perfect for hairless apes. This is one.

However, you can sleep in a hammock in any weather, if you have insulation rated for that temperature. Currently I just use an underquilt rated down to 0°C but only use a thin sheet on top. On a couple of nights I've added a space blanket or poncho when there's been a cool breeze. I have a tarp too but it hasn't been needed yet. Then it rarely ever gets below 0 here even in January. So, I could add an equivalent overquilt, if I was gonna stay out all year.


Peace,

kowalski

Arrived in Malaga yesterday. Hung out in the city last night with a polish guy. We had great chat. Was the first time in weeks that I've not had a staff in my hand and a knife strapped to my thigh. I felt a little naked without them.

Going forward I might keep carrying a staff everywhere I go. But not this one. This one I just cut from random wood, it is too light, short and stiff to be really effective.


Peace,

kowalski

Automatically pictured you fighting off bears or weirdos with it.

Isn't Malaga one of those party-central places? Sounds like it.

Thankfully, there's no bears. But I have been woken a couple of times by a wild boar sniffing at some cheese I carelessly left in my pack.

Yeah, Malaga is party central. I don't like it. I was just there to catch a boat. It wasn't fun.


Peace,

kowalski

Now I'm in Africa.


Peace,

kowalski

I hear the drums echoing tonight