Hospital and a walking tour

Went and spent the better part of the day with Brad. When I arrived late morning, Brad was pleased to tell me that he may be discharged tomorrow! Manulife, our insurer, has requested a cardio ultrasound before agreeing to having him released from the hospital. We have our fingers and toes crossed.

Brad has encouraged me to start exploring and enjoying things on my own now that he’s much more independent. I was fortunate to find a Guru Walk at 4:30 today. When I met the group at the meeting point it was a lovely surprise. There was a single traveller from Toronto, Bloor and Lansdowne area, and a couple from Ottawa. Just us four Canadians!

Our tour guide, Alejandro, is a historian who does this as his employment. Jerez has suffered economically with its wine industry shrinking. He told us the unemployment rate is 23 per cent.

We roamed the streets from square to square and church to church. It’s a beautiful city that needs a bit of love. There are countless vacant buildings awaiting someone to restore them. He told us there was currently a castle for sale for a million euros but it would likely take at least another million to restore it.

At the end of the tour, the single traveller from Toronto, Betty, and I decided to sit in a square and chat over a glass of wine. It was a lovely break.

I then went back to the hotel because I needed to call Manulife to get an update on where things stand. They were helpful. I then had a video chat with Brad to fill him in on the latest. By the time I went out to have a bite to eat it was almost 9 p.m. Quite Spanish of me.Leggi altro