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Culture: Admiring the efforts to revive old homesteads

Stivandrer

Perambulating & Curious. Rep stravaiging offender
Time of past OR future Camino
I´ve got Camino plans until 2042,
- or till I fall flat on my face, whichever comes first !!
If you like me find yourself stopping in your tracks along the caminos as you pass yet another cluster of houses that were once in living function of a village, now dilapidated and being in total disrepair. Ever so often I spend some time standing still, losing track of time as I try to recreate in my mind how this once looked; and then imagine how it would look tomorrow when some active boy & mind has transformed this heap of broken walls into a new fundation and function...
This Canadian has returned to his grandparents house, left for 5 decades and starts to clear the ground, clean the walls, and makes plans for new production and housing.
As I fell into this video and lost myself into this Herculean task, I am still full of admiration as to his exploits...

 
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I'll watch the video during my very early morning YouTube sessions. I've seen some other fascinating renovations in Spain. If you would like to see some more search YouTube for:
Kirsten Dirksen Spain
 
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