Hombre

after a night out with friends and my "brother" i had a short nights sleep and woke u to another sunny day, this is what summer should all be about.

after yet another very good meal at my favorite restaurant we went into town and watch some artist perform. again i noticed how relaxed everything can be in life, enjoying the music, being with friends and if you want to dance, dance your heart out just where you are. in this almost perfect place, that nothing can be completely perfect, family and friends rule. at home i try to have my life a little like this and i cherish my family and my friends, they are the trimmings of my life. the spice of life is even what little adventures i have whereever i go. so far i only have the dolphins in the bay i swam with, by pure luck. from sailing the atlantic i know they are out there, but i never expeted to one day be on a beach take a dip in the (very) cold ocean and be surrounded by 5 of them. i count myself lucky, i was not able to touch them, but the magic of having them swim with and around you and not be scared, feels like the world is ok again. so when i can swim with dolphins there must be hope that friends, family and even i find more than the obvious out there. tomorrow it will be a week since i landed in vigo, and i feel so at ease, its almost a crime. sure i do have my troubled thoughts but here they seem a far cry from what i felt only a few days ago when i boarded the plane. might it be just the holiday feeling? can i opt for the full package please? throw in a nice guy and some "grease" like summer nights, i promise i will not start singing on my balcony any time. or is this just wantig to much?

around me i see friends once in love now seperated, and it feels wrong, to me anyway. when i look at them together there is still this inviceble thing, i won't be so bold to call it love's magic, but they are mysteriously still a item, and i can see the fighting their emotions and habits .whats to say about it? i want to as i feel that one of them has no one to talk to to open the eyes and see what is right in front of them. even in spain love is a mistery. my mind tries to compare so many things to find some sense in the way one has his "tarzan" moments and the ones where so like a love song "love is in the air". i laugh, think and write about both as my mind never seems to be on holiday, and maybe that is a good thing. i am happier now, with this break from all things at home and yet my little grey matter never seems to stop. 

watching a parade go by, all colours of the rainbow and all kind of people, i now understand why over centuries there are so many songs, books and movies made of this little four lettered word. while sipping on my Albareino i look at the people walking by, couples, youngsters and the odd single person, and by just looking at them i can start writing, take the blue short thingy, that never seems to stop. one of the good things here is that people just smile at you for nothing, a simple hello without words. in this little spanish town i have found a place i can call home too. with a smile and youthfull enthousiasm i was greeted on the beach by a very young man, a simple hola! thanks Diego, i might not have understand what the other things were you tried to tell me, but you made my day. he must have been 4 or 5 already looking like a spanish guy who is gonna charm the hell out of the girls once he grows up, keep this fun and stay this way, you will have the world at your feet. he must have very proud parents, one thing i also noticed here, the way parents are with their children. remembering the way the people in Bahrain were here it is simmilar, very close and always out and about. being dutch showed me that although my parents did their best in guiding us on our way, we had a different less close bond with them. 

looking in the mirror i must admit that with every little help and advice from my parents, grand-parents, and true friends i am not doing that bad. and for now i a ready for another night in town, listening to my music watching people and stroll along the beach, light breeze and the sound of the waves over the tunes in my ear. getting a little closer to what i might aybe call a piece of heaven on this thing called earth.

good night world, and take care of all i love and cherish as they truly feel a part of me tonight.