27NOV13
Today I celebrated my birthday, first with
messages from home, then a card from Ilka (Camino 2010 friend) and with
chocolate from Martin. Tonight in Los Arcos in the albergue they sang
Happy Birthday and then after the pilgrims mass in the church it was
dinner out. The day's walk was demanding but the sky was crystal clear
blue and the countryside magnificent, however the cold winds prevail as
we come closer to the snow covered mountains. There was no open bar
or place to eat in the 23km today so lunch consisted of an apple and
some cold water. Spain is an interesting country, we see almost no
people and although the houses in the villages are all occupied. Life
in the Camino consists of early rise and rush for the bathroom, then
getting dressed in the dark, putting the sleeping bag away and preparing
the pack for the day. Yesterday we had 2 showers, 2 wash basins and 2
toilets for 18 people. The showers are unisex and all you have is a
shower curtain and no place to dry yourself or put things, this is a
real leveller where no one has privacy. I hope that the body is
adjusting to these new physical demands because tomorrow is our first
30km day to Logrono.
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