Mornings are super different in an Albergue. People awake at all hours and begin to prepare for their day of walking. Most everyone is kind, quiet and considerate. We shuffle around with headlamps trying like hell to not wake the person in the bed next to us. If we are lucky everyone in the room (12 this day) has inserted their ear plugs to help mask the noise we make zipping up our zippers and occasionally dropping our cosmetic bags. And then, just like that, some inconsiderate 72 year old (No, not me) turns on the overhead light 😞 Oh well, someone had to do it!
Today I had breakfast and did not begin my walk until 8:30, because I didn’t want to walk in the dark. The area was foggy and green
This is certainly mold making atmosphere but no one seems to notice or care. Anyways, I had a really good day people wise. I only saw 5 other pilgrims all day long. Remember the invasion yesterday? I must be off their schedule by a couple of hours because a couple of my friends said that they had many pilgrims pass them by.
I made it to the 100km marker early this morning and found another pilgrim to take my photo
I walked alone all day and it just threatened rain. So close but not quite. Kept my poncho on. The countryside here is so verdant and pastoral
Did I mention it is also pungent with the smell of cows and sheep and everything they leave behind?
This picture is remarkable because I see so many of them posted along the way. Yesterday I saw a family of young Spaniards carrying a cross like this with the intention, I assume, of posting it in honor of a dead family member.
21km later I made it to my appointed Albergue and the first face I saw was this!
It’s all good. Nitey nite💋
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