為了省錢，為了旅行，還有哪裡不可以睡？｜How far can we go for surviving in Iceland? To sleep, or not to sleep in the toilet: that is the question.
Jan 不單止已找到工，原來他的總廚竟然還是冰島名廚，曾經擔任冰島 MasterChef 的評判。能在他的餐廳工作，Jan 這次真是塞翁失馬，食 sss 食著豆。
這天一早給了 Jan 一萬冰島克朗下樓去交租，怎知他回來時，收據顯示只交了一人的租。我便問他找回多少錢，他竟然說「不知道」。怎麼可能不知道的？看一下便知吧。原來他們真的只收了一人的租。
Jan 說他說了我的名字來續租（因為是用我的名字登記），但不知為什麼只收了一人的租。可能是 Jan 的英文還是有點亂來，而那個職員又比較粗心大意吧。由於懶得再下樓去交租，便打算明天退床時才交吧。只剩最後100歐元，還是放在自己口袋久一點好些。
除了第一份工，我們還收到雷克雅未克營地的回覆，是我們早兩天寄出那幾十封電郵之一。電郵說他們在招義工，約我們明天去跟他見面。若然成功的話，說不定明天我們便可以搬去營地，不用再愁沒錢交租了。
第二天
退床時我們把兩張房卡交回，但職員卻沒追問床租的事，窮到褲穿㝫的我們當然沒有作聲。看來是一個英語亂來的客人和一個粗心大意的員工，成就了一晚「二人同行，一人免費」的優惠。
把行李寄存好後， Jan 便去上班，而我就獨自前往營地跟他們的經理見面。但見面的過程卻不太好，因為經理對於 Jan 不能前來有點不滿。簡單交談過，介紹了基本的打工交換住宿的條件（就是每天在營地工作三個小時便可以在營地免費露營，但營具自備），便著我回去等電郵通知。
原本想即日搬去營地的如意算盤打不響，既沒錢又沒去處，便先回旅館在廚房上網找工，等 Jan 回來再決定今晚的住宿如何解決。
怎知一等便等到半夜差不多一點 Jan 才回來。
睡廁所
現在我們只得100歐元，無論是花60 或是一人價錢30歐元小睡數小時都很不化算，所以我們便想在旅館找個隱蔽角落偷偷睡一晚，省一晚後明天再 check in。
在旅館找了一會，最後 Jan 著我跟他上一層，然後指著一個獨立浴廁跟我說：
「我們就睡這裡吧。」
「什…什麼？！睡廁所？！」
「對，只要把門鎖上，就算有人來敲門，我們不開他們就會走，這樣我們就不會給人趕。」
「但廁所怎麼可以睡？那麼髒！」
「你看，這個不髒的。」
說實在，旅館是新開的，樓上這一層還不太有人入住，洗手間的確挺乾淨。
想一想，咬一咬牙：
「好！睡就睡！這裡夠大又有暖氣，既不用錢還可以上鎖，去哪兒找？」
比起旅館其他的公共地方，這裡絕對是我們最佳的藏身地點。
幸好今早在營地流連時，看見一個免費物品處那裡竟然有個睡袋，便拿了回來，想不到現在竟然可以即時大派用場。由於有暖氣，只要把睡袋鋪在地上，我們便可以睡，想不到又挺舒適的。
雖然有點戰戰兢兢，怕有人來敲門，但最後全晚都沒人來過，連一點嘈音也沒有，竟然是來了雷克雅未克後，睡得最安穩的一晚。
－ 待續…
前文：#2 希望在明天
下集：#4 風雨過後
Not only has Jan found a job, his new head chef is one of the MasterChefs in Iceland. Life is really full of surprise and this one is a blessing in disguise.
We also got an email reply from Reykjavik Campsite asking if we could meet tomorrow. They were looking for some volunteers. If the meeting went well, we might even be able to move there immediately. No more worries about the rent anymore.
The next day
Jan went to work after we checked out form the hostel and I went to meet the campsite manager alone.
However the manager wasn’t too happy that I came alone and so the meeting wasn’t going very well. After a brief chat and introduction about the condition of the volunteering, She just told me to go around the campsite by myself and wait for her email.
Seemed we could not move now and I had no money and no where to hang around, I went back to the hostel to look for jobs online and wait for Jan. So that we can discuss about our accommodation problem.
But he came back at almost 1am.
Sleeping in toilet
We now had around 100 Euros, it’d be stupid to spend 60 Euros for sleeping just few hours. We better saved one night first and check in again tomorrow. But we needed to find a quiet corner to sleep one night here.
After searching around the hostel, Jan led me to upstair and pointed to a bathroom.
“We sleep here tonight.”
“Wh..at?! It’s a toilet!”
“Yes, no one will find us here as long as we lock the door. No matter who knocks on the door, we just don’t open it.”
“But how can we sleep in here? It’s a TOILET! It’s dirty!”
“Look! This one isn’t dirty.”
To be fair, it’s a new hostel and there wasn’t many people staying in this floor yet. The toilet was actually pretty clean.
After few thoughts, I made up my mind.
“Fuck it! Let’s do it! It’s big, it’s secured, and it’s FREE. There’s even a heater! Where else can we find a place like this?”
Compared to the other public areas in the hostel, this absolutely was the best spot for sleeping tonight.
Luckily I got a free sleeping bag in the free stuff corner of the campsite when I was wandering around there this morning. It’s perfect for now. As there’s a heater, we just slept on top of the sleeping bag as a mat, and it’s comfy enough.
I was a bit worry that someone might knock on the door but no one had ever come, not even a bit of noise at all. It became the most tranquil and undisturbed night since we were in this hostel.
To my surprise, I had a very good sleep that night.
— To be continued…
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