This time I decided to celebrate the New Year arrival with my brothers, who are studying abroad this school year. They organized to spend the night in a refuge in Bassegoda Mountain, which is situated near Albanyà village, with some friends. At the end we were fifteen.
The last day of 2010 we were already prepared for the adventure. We had bought a lot of food, including meat for the barbecue; we all had a comfortable sleeping bag, were wearing a good jacket for the freezing winter and had already borrowed the keys of the refuge. So, after meeting in Figueres at five o’clock we went by car to the refuge, where we arrived at seven.
The refuge was new, so inside all was clean and looked secure. It was the cleanest refuge I’ve ever seen! There were also a flat for the “bedroom”, where we installed the sleeping bags.
After leaving the bags, we had to prepare the fire for the barbecue. Some people went to have wood to burn, others started preparing the salad, and the others, like always happens with big groups, just looked how the rest were working ;). While preparing all for the magic night it started raining.
Later, at ten pm, we sat down together in a circle next to the fire to have dinner. We ate salad, pasta, chips, soup, meat… and at twelve o’clock, the twelve expected grapes. As there was any church, radio or television there, it was me who rang the “bells” which allowed us to eat the grapes. I hit every step in the refuge with a casserole twelve times, while I was watching my own watch. It was really funny!
Then, all were speeches of Happy New Year and the party started. We played some funny games like one called the psychologist or another called the murderer. We didn’t drink too much and we just drank beers.
Anyway, the next day, at 9 in the morning, some of us woke up to climb the Bassegoda Mountain, as we decided the night before. So, at 11 o’clock we were on the top of the mountain eating happily a chocolate cake with some orange juice. Unluckily, there were many clouds which didn’t allow us to see the beautiful views as usual. However, it was grateful to stay at the top of the mountain, breathing fresh air and being with good friends the first day of the year!
The last day of 2010 we were already prepared for the adventure. We had bought a lot of food, including meat for the barbecue; we all had a comfortable sleeping bag, were wearing a good jacket for the freezing winter and had already borrowed the keys of the refuge. So, after meeting in Figueres at five o’clock we went by car to the refuge, where we arrived at seven.
The refuge was new, so inside all was clean and looked secure. It was the cleanest refuge I’ve ever seen! There were also a flat for the “bedroom”, where we installed the sleeping bags.
After leaving the bags, we had to prepare the fire for the barbecue. Some people went to have wood to burn, others started preparing the salad, and the others, like always happens with big groups, just looked how the rest were working ;). While preparing all for the magic night it started raining.
Later, at ten pm, we sat down together in a circle next to the fire to have dinner. We ate salad, pasta, chips, soup, meat… and at twelve o’clock, the twelve expected grapes. As there was any church, radio or television there, it was me who rang the “bells” which allowed us to eat the grapes. I hit every step in the refuge with a casserole twelve times, while I was watching my own watch. It was really funny!
Then, all were speeches of Happy New Year and the party started. We played some funny games like one called the psychologist or another called the murderer. We didn’t drink too much and we just drank beers.
Anyway, the next day, at 9 in the morning, some of us woke up to climb the Bassegoda Mountain, as we decided the night before. So, at 11 o’clock we were on the top of the mountain eating happily a chocolate cake with some orange juice. Unluckily, there were many clouds which didn’t allow us to see the beautiful views as usual. However, it was grateful to stay at the top of the mountain, breathing fresh air and being with good friends the first day of the year!
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