Building karma - Part 1 The random Polish guy
Sat at the bar at ‘Le Relax’ last night a young, very dishevelled bloke with a dog sat down next to me and ordered a beer. He asked me a few questions about how long it might take to trek to Italy from here. He spoke in English, but I could hear in his voice, he’d be more comfortable speaking German. So I started talking German, and have been doing so for nearly a whole day. I nearly forgot I speak German 
So this guy. A Polish geezer called Swarbeck, who’s been living in Germany for years, is travelling on foot round this part of Europe. He’s got a dog, a rucksack and um…. that’s about it. He sleeps rough in the mountains (saving plenty of money on hotels) and has been in the valley for a couple of days. Then arrived Martin at the bar, cos the football was on, see?
When he asked if we knew anywhere he could sleep where it was OK to build a fire, I nudged Martin to let him stay up at the farm. He did, metWardo and stayed the night. Had a great time by all accounts. Today he came over to Gaylands with us for another short climbing session and a bit of lunch. Introduced him to a whole new sport so we did, and he loved it. Martin dropped him and his pooch off as far up the top of the mountain towards Italy as the roads go, and the geezer wandered off as happy as a clam.
I think we all gained karma points on this one. I love travelling, and I love meeting random cool people who accept me and hang out for a while, so it’s good to give something back.
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