No tales of adventure and discovery for today. Today has been a day of rest - for the leg and probably for the mind also. I realise that I've been walking for just over a month and this is the first day I've not walked. Hardly slacking!
So, no need for photos. I can say that it's been restful. This morning I offered some help around the albergue and ended up cleaning some windows, which was actually rather restful. Staying on today also were Noortja, a Dutch girl who arrived yesterday and who is an artist and art teacher. Having left her home in May and walked from Holland to Santiago via Lourdes, she's now returning back the other way, determined to take in some new routes on the way. Having asked about her itinerary it appears she's planning to get back by December having covered 6000km. My!
Our other 'resident' was Begonia, a very attractive Spanish woman who is, like very many on this route, walking the camino in stages during available time. We're planning to walk to Santander together tomorrow while Noortja heads off in the opposite direction :0)
So, sunshine, warm weather, hospitality and good food have been the themes of the day. And now the place is filling up again - more than 20 pilgrims arrived today and I won't be surprised to see more later. One of the arrivals was Jost, a Dutch guy I walked from San Sebastien with. He's just made it here. I begin to see for myself how one makes friends quickly on the camino, only for the friends to disappear as quickly yet reappear unexpectedly several days later.
Roland, Rosa, Maria, Antonio all left this morning, along with Shiro the Japanese walker (who it seems everyone knows) and Joanna - who we last saw in the albergue in Islares. I've no doubt I'll meet most of them again in the next few days, with the exception of Antonio who's heading back to work in Barcelona next week.
Hey ho - on with the camino. I should be fighting fit again in the morning. Off to Santander and beyond. Only 600 or so kms to Santiago left! Three days to Finisterre and I'll be as far west as it's possible to be in Europe.
One day at a time!
So, no need for photos. I can say that it's been restful. This morning I offered some help around the albergue and ended up cleaning some windows, which was actually rather restful. Staying on today also were Noortja, a Dutch girl who arrived yesterday and who is an artist and art teacher. Having left her home in May and walked from Holland to Santiago via Lourdes, she's now returning back the other way, determined to take in some new routes on the way. Having asked about her itinerary it appears she's planning to get back by December having covered 6000km. My!
Our other 'resident' was Begonia, a very attractive Spanish woman who is, like very many on this route, walking the camino in stages during available time. We're planning to walk to Santander together tomorrow while Noortja heads off in the opposite direction :0)
So, sunshine, warm weather, hospitality and good food have been the themes of the day. And now the place is filling up again - more than 20 pilgrims arrived today and I won't be surprised to see more later. One of the arrivals was Jost, a Dutch guy I walked from San Sebastien with. He's just made it here. I begin to see for myself how one makes friends quickly on the camino, only for the friends to disappear as quickly yet reappear unexpectedly several days later.
Roland, Rosa, Maria, Antonio all left this morning, along with Shiro the Japanese walker (who it seems everyone knows) and Joanna - who we last saw in the albergue in Islares. I've no doubt I'll meet most of them again in the next few days, with the exception of Antonio who's heading back to work in Barcelona next week.
Hey ho - on with the camino. I should be fighting fit again in the morning. Off to Santander and beyond. Only 600 or so kms to Santiago left! Three days to Finisterre and I'll be as far west as it's possible to be in Europe.
One day at a time!
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