As the schoolyear winds down (this week is my last! not forever, thank God) and the weather gets nice, outdoor fieldtrips are popping up like daisies. And luckily because my school is just that wonderful, I got to go on both of them within one week. Yuju!
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| Shepherd's house |
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| So many flowers! |
The first was a daylong hike in the Ancares with my oldest students, 1* BAC. The landscape was wonderful, especially with many of the hills covered in purple and yellow blooms. In my opinion, there was too much uphill climbing and not enough downhill haha, but we survived. Mostly we walked on the side of hills or up them, but at one point the path opened up to a big valley. In the words of my student, "This is paradise!" Perfect setting for a pastoral play. In fact we stopped to have lunch in Brego, a little abandoned house where shepherds used to spend the summers, caring for their animals that would they would bring from Asturias or Leon to graze in that valley. From the looks of it, that's not much of a tradition anymore, but it would be cool and Thoreau would certainly approve. Wouldn't be a hike in Galicia without coming across some cows. And the handful of kids who had the energy to climb up the Peak of Tres Obispos encountered some wild horses. Our hike ended at the Albergue dos Ancares where we rehydrated and I had a nap in front of a fire. Perfect end to a day outdoors.
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| Galicia or a tropical rainforest? You tell me! |
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| Checkin out Sancho Panza (Don Quijote's sidekick) |
And because of the picture overload, I'll save the other fieldtrip for tomorrow
