Weather Update

As you can probably see from the frequency of my posts, the last two weeks here in Rota have been pretty boring. Since our little road trip to Malaga, the only major thing that's happened here is that it got cold! Well, for awhile anyways. Last week was cold and rainy, and Rachael and I have decided we are going to need a heater of some kind (that's right, we don't actually have central heating in our apartment). Up until last week, this wasn't a problem, even at night as we have nice warm blankets to curl up in. But this past weekend was COLD! Don't get me wrong, it only ever dropped to somewhere between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius, even during the night, but without central heating, and considering the fact that our building is a huge concrete block and there are no carpets or rugs on the floor, it gets more than a little chilly. Most of the time, it's actually colder inside our apartment than it is outside, although that does make for a pleasant surprise when I do venture into the great outdoors.

The only other problem I have is the rain... it doesn't rain often, but when it does, it pours! And if it happens to be windy at the same time (which it was this weekend... actually is felt like a hurricane), then our kitchen window leaks and the floor gets covered in water! We're hoping to get that problem fixed soon though... even if we have to do it ourselves!

Luckily it has warmed up a bit (today was 16 degrees and sunny) and the rain has stopped for now. I still consider myself lucky though, especially since yesterday it was -19 in Edmonton!