This post is about the family reunion
in Hervas!
It was a great weekend and a great
way to relax after a long week. Carmen told me about this reunion a long time
ago and I have been pretty excited about it! We left Friday afternoon
after Carmen went to some presentations for her classes in the conservatorio
and I bought some winter-ish rain-ish boots. I'm not sure how long the drive
was because I slept the whole time. We were the first people to arrive in the
"campground". Apparently campground can meet what we think it
means or it can be a group of nice bungalows, a pool, a bar, and beautiful
landscaping. No complaints, it's just not what I expected.
The group was huge. It was Jose's
mom's side of the family and there were close to 30 of us. There were a bunch
of people my age that were fun go hang around, a girl named Pilar who spoke
perfect British English and was very nice to me, a hilarious crazy uncle Julio
who did not speak English but he thought he did, and so many more
great people. Made for an interesting and very fun weekend!
We spend lots of time chilling in the
campground but also we went to 3 pueblos nearby. They were all so cool.
The first was called Candlario and it was quite old, with cobblestone streets,
little channels in the road that water ran through, and beautiful buildings.
However, my favorite was the drive through the mountains from Candlario to
Hervás. It was absolutely breathtaking and probably one of the most
beautiful places I have been through. The third pueblo was Granadilla.
Nobody lives there anymore, half of it is ruins and half is reconstructed. It
was awesome! You could walk around the whole thing on a wall that surrounded it
and then get amazing views from the top of a tower. As hard as this experience
has been and will be, places and experiences like this make it more than worth
it!
Our last night and again in the
morning all of the teenagers played cards. We played some of the same games
that we have in America like Mafia and Scum. It was so fun and I got I know everyone
much better. We played into the wee hours of the morning. I didn't look at my
phone but Carmen thinks we went to bed at 4 am!
This weekend was so fun! I think we
will be seeing lots of the family again around Christmas, I can't wait!
Besitos
Bailey
There are many more pictures from this trip on Facebook!
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