Listen to your body
Posted from Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
Today I had my first day of rest. Initially I wanted to carry on until Barcelona and then spend the Sunday there, but my young head was probably too bold for my old body. When I woke up this morning and my knees were still aching I decided to listen to my body, changed the plan and stayed one more day in Tarragona.
I slept until past 10.00, had a good and long breakfast in one of the terraces reading the newspapers and then strolled around in the town. It was very lively, lots of people in the streets and lots of things to see. For lunch I had an excellent menu in a nice restaurant. And wherever I was I asked for an ice cube to cool down my maltreated knees.
You note that you are in Catalonia, I always speak in “castellano” and they always reply in “catalan”, I listened to the “molt honorable president” Artur Mas in an election campaign meeting and in the Cathedral they wanted to charge me €5 as entrance fee …
I found out that they currently have a “roman festival” here in Tarragona with theatres, lectures and guided tours. Maybe I will visit an event tonight. And following what my nutritionist is suggesting me as one of the best methods of recovery I will have some drinks rich of electrolytes (I normally would call it “beer”) afterwards.
Todays route: 0 km
Vamos Michael! Tarragona es bastante bonita y a Barcelona seguro que vas más veces. El “problemilla” del catalán es lo de menos 🙂 Me preocupa esa rodilla maltrecha ya desde el principio, pero espero que puedas seguir adelante hasta el final. Go, go, go!!
enjoy the rest – you deserve it