Training has been going great so far and I got the nod of approval from Coach E - SCORE!
I've had some entertaining encounters - which is typical for me in Spain. With my blond hair and green eyes, it's the one place on earth people find me exotic.
A few days ago, I was mistaken for being Argentinean - always fun when people don't think you're American! I had a good time putting the shop keeper on for a bit, before I admitted I wasn't really Argentinean.
In the past week and change, I've received over a dozen marriage proposals (sorry, y'all - I'm taken!) and many other funny comments. Mostly people just stare - it's odd to see a woman on a bicycle here and even the customs officials in the airport had a laugh when I said I was here to train - it's like you're alien!
On Saturday, riding thru Archidona after ascending the Sanctuary climb, an old woman walked by me with a young escort from the pharmacy - she commented to him "She's too pretty to be riding a bike" which made me and my company laugh. No one would ever say anything like that back home.
This morning, I got another sweet compliment. The old men here are more grandfatherly than lecherous. So when I get waved down while running through olive groves for a man to tell me I'm "guapa" or gorgeous, I take it with a smile and move on. Back home, I'd give any guy that whistled at me the finger (sorry mom, but that's my reaction). But here, it just goes into the nice confidence vault.
You my readers will always be guapa to me!!
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