Here's the scoop: we were planning on taking a bus to the hot springs in Montanejos, Spain and surprising Jacqueline for her birthday. The bus that would get us there, or so we thought, stops at Barracas, about a half an hour from the springs. This is a problem because the town of Barracas has a population of, like, 12. Not really, it's about 150, but is that really much of a difference? Anyways, because it is such a small town there are no taxis. This resulted in a last minute planning session with Dara, who was adamant on going, and ended with us going to be around 2:30/3 in the morning. We talked with the receptionists, and they couldn't find much to help us, so we decided the tickets were paid for and we were going on an adventure.
The only thing we could really find to do in Barracas was hike so we hiked. We met up at 7:15 am for the 8 am bus and we were on our way. Dara started talking with some of the more local people as to what we should do and hiking seemed to be our only option. When we got there it was super foggy so we waited in a pub. The man working there was named Igor, we talked with him for a while and I had some delicious hot chocolate. We hiked on a mostly stone/dirth pathway, there were lots of ants and bees, and we didn't really get lost...not really. It was most definitely an adventure. We got back to the town 3 hours before our bus left but we found Guadalupe, someone Dara was talking to on the bus, and she told us a bus was leaving in 15 minutes.
As we waited she showed us the mushrooms, eggplant, and squash she picked from the fields there and then...she gave them to us! Once the bus got there she explained to the driver our situation, and then she paid the extra euro for us all to take the earlier bus! Pay it forward, that's our goal. She talked to Dara on the way to her town and explained how to cook everything she gave us. She owns a restaurant 6 km away from Baraccas and told us to visit next time. Mmm, next time...
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