Here are two interesting verses with fear. One was written by John on Patmos during the reign of one of these Nero, Vespasian,Domitian AD 54- 96. The other was written by Asaph during the time of King David.
But the fearful, and unbelieving,and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers,and sorcerers , and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake of fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Revelations 21:8
GOD causes judgement to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, when God arose to judgement, to save all meek on the earth.
Psalm 76: 8
Experiencing a little more of Monchique.
No one used that today.
The warmth inside was much appreciated. Look at the photograph in the distance an autumn tree in December.
Nestled in a valley is a place where pH 9.5 water is bottled, and for €20 each, you can swim/ soak in it for an hour and a half with jets of water to massage.
Why drink pH 9.5 water? 7 is neutral, so this is slightly alkaline. Here is a list of pros and a couple of cons.
Improves bone health, soothes acid reflux, reduces high blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol.
The water also contains magnesium, sodium, calcium, and potassium.
All good except excessive intake may lead to gastrointestinal problems/ mineral imbalances. Be warned.
Another way to get the benefit of pH 9.5 is to add lemon or lime to a glass of water. While lemons and limes taste acidic , they metabolize alkaline in your body.
It made sense to enjoy the benefits of the water after watching lorry loads of the bottled water leaving the site.
How did we get to a place to park for the night before this pleasant soak in water?
The satnav apparently takes you to two off-road, dirt roads. We took the first.
” Look, the tree branches are too low for Bugzy or for anyone else.” I protested from the back.
The men, our son, and my husband ignored me. We bumped along and it was unpleasantly steep! I pointed out that it was a fire break we were probably on! No response! Where are we going to turn around? No response!
We are much higher up. New trees planted carefully on steep slopes already passed, and we were much, much higher up.
I think I said my favourite word in situations like this. Sh….t!
We did turn round on a sixpence. Took the second road, reached our destination, and asked about the confusion. The answer:
” Yes, we had one passenger totally white faced on arrival. They had never been so scared, they hadn’t turned around. They did the whole way on that road!”
A chain across the first road would be good. Someone who wanted to plant trees or fight a fire could unhook it. They would have good reason to stop now and then.
It wasn’t for me.
We had mountain views and a quiet night when we reached the motorhome park. A good place to spend the night.
We would go again now that we know the way.
I looked at some sayings with lemons and was amused by these:
‘ We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavours and furniture polish is made from real lemons.’
Alfred Newman
‘ In all my work , I try to say . ” You may be given a load of sour lemons. Why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?”
Maya Angelou
OR
‘ I think life gives you lemons, and the thing that I’m working on doing is not watering it down, not putting sugar in it. Just drink it straight. The more you can take life head on … its gonna make you a better person , and then you have nothing left to be afraid of. And what an awesome way to live.’
Cam ( I think this quote is tough.)
Take care,
Sandy 🙂
Oh my word! Do look after yourselves better – no more driving the firebreaks!!! Glad you could enjoy the spa.
Not good! But a wonderful place to stay.