After yesterday´s long walk today was much shorter. The promised rain did not come and so travel was cool and dry. Spent the the morning reminiscing, was wonderful. The feet continue to heal well, but my right knee spent the later part of this day´s journey saying hi. Also the left shoulder lets me know it is around. The upper body gets a good workout from using the trekking poles. Most use them, both for speed, strength, but also balnce when it gets slippery. My poles lost their compasses on the first day, and broke the strap on one yesterday or the day before. New shoe-laces today as well. But that is all minor.
Stayed at the Albegue run by the Nun´s in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Abadia Cistercinse, last night. Very basic, but a brilliant ambience. It is geeting to be quite a competition for places in the Albergues. Rythm of the day is basically up at about 6am, pack and leave 6:30-7:00, have a break and coffee if possible about 9, break and food at 1030, ring home, push on to destination about 1200-1300 or on a long day until 1500 or more. Find a bed, showere (oh yeah, a simple pleasure), do washing (a blokes washing ...) hang it out, explore village, reconoitering for dinner. Knap for a while or drink some Vino Tinto or Cerverza, dinner, prepare clothes and kit for next day, then crash.
Had a long chat with a french-canadian trio, over a home brew dinner of el pan y salami, and chocloate and croissant. Ran into Rivan and Cecilia from Scotland again last night (last saw them in the pub at Larrosaña on day 2). Had a couple of beers with them. Being nurses they had some knee advice, of which they thought the knee support might be causing trouble.
Keep the comments coming, I find much comfort reading them.
Stayed at the Albegue run by the Nun´s in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Abadia Cistercinse, last night. Very basic, but a brilliant ambience. It is geeting to be quite a competition for places in the Albergues. Rythm of the day is basically up at about 6am, pack and leave 6:30-7:00, have a break and coffee if possible about 9, break and food at 1030, ring home, push on to destination about 1200-1300 or on a long day until 1500 or more. Find a bed, showere (oh yeah, a simple pleasure), do washing (a blokes washing ...) hang it out, explore village, reconoitering for dinner. Knap for a while or drink some Vino Tinto or Cerverza, dinner, prepare clothes and kit for next day, then crash.
Had a long chat with a french-canadian trio, over a home brew dinner of el pan y salami, and chocloate and croissant. Ran into Rivan and Cecilia from Scotland again last night (last saw them in the pub at Larrosaña on day 2). Had a couple of beers with them. Being nurses they had some knee advice, of which they thought the knee support might be causing trouble.
Keep the comments coming, I find much comfort reading them.
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