Jerez for two days. Zambombas - Jerezano parties in the street, Christmas parties. 12 hours long. Saw one famous singer sing, in person (Juana la del Pipa). Saw my friend Kim from Toronto's teacher dance (in a tablao).

The 3rd night (second day) slept in an attic (nice) without running water inside. There was a kind of water source, you had to undo it from a tank and switch it on, then put a jug quite a ways away. Out on the rooftop. Boiled an egg Kim or somebody else had left in the fridge.

Sevilla. Stayed at Mara's place. She already had a guest on the couch, so gave me a mattress in her room on the floor. I walked Faro, my sheepdog friend, around Sevilla last night. Christmas lights were hanging between the buildings on the main shopping streets. Decorating the orange trees. Walked him in the morning again. It was warm enough to be in a t-shirt and the perfectly blue skies had returned.

Nearly missed the last possible train to Malaga before my flight out, this evening. I got on the train to Jerez/Cadiz. Someone had the same seat as me, and suggested we check the tickets to be sure everything was okay. Then noted that my ticket was to Malaga and told me I was not on the correct train. I thought I had missed all my flights home. I did not know that the two trains coincided at Dos Hermanas, the next station (after that they go separate routes). I got off and waited for my train, which was 2 minutes behind.

We'll see if I make it tomorrow.