Las Bodas de Isabella Segura

So we have had a lovely Valentine’s Day which consisted of a great sunny day climbing, found myself a new project to work at, a lovely 6b.

Photograph By Ixi

Then to top the day off a last minute decision to stay in a hotel for the evening. A real hotel with a toilet, a ready-made bed and most importantly a shower.

A Real Bed!

Fantastic decision! Neither of us wanted to leave the comfort in the morning but after we dragged our clean selves back to Ivan we did feel mean for abandoning him.

Stinking in Albarracin

So nothing much has changed since my last blog post, we are still in Albarracin and we are still hiking to fetch water, oh and it’s still beautiful. This place seems to have the best continuous climbing conditions, but unfortunately that means it is the most consistently freezing place I have ever known.

To address the stinking part of the title… Although Ivan is equipped with a shower/splash wash system, the temperatures as mentioned are freezing. The water if not frozen is icy cold and threatens to freeze at any moment. Our heater cannot be filled in these conditions; therefore the shower option is out. Hotels in the area cannot help, and the only showers available are in the gym, which are available 3 days a week, we keep missing the available times and they are apparently likely to be frio! As a result of this, it has been no less than 12 days since we last showered! I have it on good authority that the weekend temperatures are set to be warmer and therefore a wash could be on the cards. Wet wipes and minimal washing in icy water can only do so much. It’s laughable how scruffy we are.