Today brought quite the change of pace from yesterday´s mountain adventure. We were woken by half the lights coming on and a CD of monks singing being played throughout the hall...all this at 556am. Crazy pilgrims! However, the morning was cool and misty, so our walk was fantastic...cafe con leche and croissants for breakfast. The walk was much more level and we would come to a small village every hour and a half or so. So beautiful out here! At the first optional stopping point for an overnight stay, we sat with 4 Brazilians and enjoyed a cold beer (San Miguel) and sausage...just what we needed at the time, as we were hot, sweaty and the bottoms of our feet were on fire. Michael has cultivated a beautiful blister under his big toe, while I have one under each of my little toes. One of the Brazilian ladies gave me a silver necklace with the patron saint of Brazil on it. So touching...or was she just trying to lighten her load a little? just joking. The last 3 miles today were definitely the most mentally challenging as they were relatively boring, very hot, and the end was no where in sight. However, we made it the full 17 miles and just barely got into our albergue (hostel). It is smelly and will get warm tonight...quite the difference from last night´s beautiful albergue. Michael´s big observation today is that all the animals we see along the Camino seem so content, while the animals in America just seem dumb. It is so true. Yes, those are the deep thoughts coming from the two of us on this introspective journey. We are doing well, feeling much more sore today, ready to sleep. Our dinner is going to be bread with salami, cheese and maybe tomato...jealous? We miss you all and hope everything is well. Tomorrow we walk through Pamplona and continue on to the next village. Not sure we´re ready for the city scenery after this beautiful countryside. Buen Camino!
Catie and Michael
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