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Living off the land 100%

Took the ferry. I fucking well love boats :)

I am now in a very strange place. Walked miles through a desolate industrial estate. Windy as fuck, and quite cold. This is a sort of pool hall like you would find in somewhere like Blackpool, but as far as I can tell, I am literally in the middle of nowhere. I have enough money for a couple of beers. Paper and pens to work with tomorrow. So, I think I camp here tonight. They are letting me charge everything electrical. Once again, the people of Portugal are proving to be the most friendly of any nationality I have known within their home country.

I found Three huge fig trees outside a derelict finca. That is me done for supper and breakfast.
 
Amazing how some shitty middle of nowhere place has free wifi.

This is being written from a MacDonalds in Cleathorpes innit?!
 
The moon rise was absolutely fucking magical. Wish I had a decent camera. Lost my barings for a while also. I am normally very good at directions, but I panicked for some time trying to figure out where the South was in the dark.

Shall be trying to cook pan made fig rolls for breakfast. Or, something like that.
 
equationgirl said:
Should have bought a compass with that map Stanley Edwards...
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It's OK. I have Google again now. Think I am just a 5 minute walk from a town hall. I will go and see if it is worth sketching tomorrow. And, see if there is a late bar I can spend my last monies in.

Tired as fuck. Foot is horribly painful. But, I am still having a fantastic time :)
 
Stanley Edwards said:
It's OK. I have Google again now. Think I am just a 5 minute walk from a town hall. I will go and see if it is worth sketching tomorrow. And, see if there is a late bar I can spend my last monies in.

Tired as fuck. Foot is horribly painful. But, I am still having a fantastic time :)
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Please go a pharmacist and get proper ankle strapping. Go to a bar to get a large bucket of ice for your foot.

If you're not eating properly on top of overusing your ankle without proper support, you may be risking doing permanent damage to it.

Surely your first port of call is a laundrette?
 
equationgirl said:
Please go a pharmacist and get proper ankle strapping. Go to a bar to get a large bucket of ice for your foot.

If you're not eating properly on top of overusing your ankle without proper support, you may be risking doing permanent damage to it.

Surely your first port of call is a laundrette?
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Your concern is appreciated. Do not worry. I am eating very well. Taking medical advice, and generally looking after myself. I actually took this adventure for health reasons, and it is working. Don't want to say anything more publicly other than I am feeling, and looking very healthy for a heavy drinking, heavy smoking, heavy toking, risk taking 50 summat. I'm very, very well :)
 
Stanley Edwards said:
Your concern is appreciated. Do not worry. I am eating very well. Taking medical advice, and generally looking after myself. I actually took this adventure for health reasons, and it is working. Don't want to say anything more publicly other than I am feeling, and looking very healthy for a heavy drinking, heavy smoking, heavy toking, risk taking 50 summat. I'm very, very well :)
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Heavy drinking, smoking and toking means you're not very healthy - what medical advice are you getting that says those things are OK?
 
equationgirl said:
Heavy drinking, smoking and toking means you're not very healthy - what medical advice are you getting that says those things are OK?
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Nobody said it was :D

I am in Montijo. Just about managed to walk here. It is actually a very nice place once you have passed all the crap surrounding the heart of the town. Nice sketch to be made, which will hopefully make me enough money to find a bed, shower, washing machine and somewhere I can shave.

I am full of optimism this morning. Something will probably go horribly wrong.

My plan is to take a local hike for harvesting, and return here to cook this evening.
 
I think I am on your time in the UK - 1 hour behind Spain.

Looking at Google maps I spotted somewhere called Santa Susana. I have to go there. I have no option, because...

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This is Evolution of a Goddess painting Nº1. My beautiful friend Suza. She is lovely, lovely, lovely and I love her to bits. Haven't seen her for a couple of years mind, and she has absolutely no interest in me, but I think fate is dictating my path. I will probably get the cold shoulder from the place :D
 
It is a bit fresh here. August, and I actually feel cold. Beginning to wish I had put a light windcheater in my backpack.

I am down to about 50 Cents. Not sure I will make cash here. Everything looks almost perfect, but I have lost my optimistic glow already. May just be sketching to recover costs of paper and pens. This happens sometimes. Could well be 100% reliant on harvesting to stay healthy.
 
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