Horse Power

"Who's got more horse power now, b#&*h?"

The Desert...

Most of the nature around my house reminds me of Arizona: very dry and a lot of rocks. Quite desert-like. But if you look 30 feet further, things can be completely different...

...and the Oasis

To the right of the rocks on the picture above there's a river. Eso es el rio Darro. Since it has been very dry here for years, the river hardly contains any water, but look at the effect it still has on the surrounding nature. Beautiful.

Surplus Adventure

As you all know: I like adventure. But sometimes you get adventure when you didn't ask for it at all. Last night I was not in the mood for any adventure, but adventure was definitely in the mood for me. After I finished my work, I decided to smoke one last cigarette on the roof terrace. I walk out of my studio, take two steps outside and hear the door close behind me. Wait a second! Do I have my key with me? Too late... Door is locked, key is inside, and no way I'm ever gonna get in... Fuck, fuck, FUCK! Any other time of the day this would be a minor inconvenience. I would take the bus or walk to the center, get a spare key at my landlord's office and everything would be fine. But what the hell are you gonna do at 2 in the morning? I try to contact my friends in Granada. No answer. Probably sleeping. Thank God my neighbor just had a little party and she's still up... She tells me we have a cave in our garden (weird that I never noticed before,I think) and some of her friends are already sleeping in there, but there's plenty of space left. She also has a sleeping bag I can borrow. I figure it ain't perfect, but I don't have any other options. The cave smells horrible. I figure it's either the natural smell of the cave or the smell of my neighbor's hippie friends. My guess is the latter. Luckily I fall asleep quite fast.

Early in the morning, the sun is burning its way through the open window of the cave. I decide to get up. This is not a place to sleep late. I want to get in to my warm and comfortable room as soon as possible. I have to anyway. My TV, my computer, my lights and my electric heater: they are all still on. My heater only cost 17 euro and I'm afraid it might explode after 20 hours of non-stop heating. But first I gotta get me a key. I have no money on me. Actually, I have nothing on me, except my cellphone. That means I gotta walk all the way to the center...

The rest is history. I walked to the center, got me a spare key, walked all the way back, and now I'm in my room, with a hot coffee in one hand, a cigarette in the other (and I'm still able to type this story!). Sometimes you get more adventure than you asked for. I think I'll take a little nap now. Good night....

Crazy Horses

I usually don't take my camera with me when I go hiking, because I'm afraid I might drop it from a rock or something. For some reason I decided otherwise yesterday and took it with me on my quest through the hills. I just finished climbing the first hill when, from out of nowhere, two horses show up from behind a rock! There I was, face to face with them, on a little path that was already quite narrow for one person. I stopped walking, but they didn't. They kept running towards me and I had nowhere to go. To the left was a wall of rock, to the right a deep deep abyss. I turned around and started running back. I ran like hell until I found a place where it was possible to climb up. Using my hands and feet I managed to crawl up the hill just enough to be out of their reach. My heart was pounding like crazy, but I still managed to use my 'horse sense': I grabbed my camera and took this shot.

Marcella Roasting Chestnuts!

Good Stuff...

Panorama de Granada

The Answer My Friend, Is....

Blowin' in the Wind

Real Madrid 0 - Barcelona 3

Nostradamus has nothing on me! Yes, Barcelona kicked Madrid's ass. Yes, they humiliated them. And yes, Ronaldinho is the best player in the world right now, easily. I watched the game with about 50 Spanish in an underground bar. Here's sort of an impression of what it looked like. Unfortunately, the pics didn't turn out as well as the game did!