a pilgrims day, Saturday April 26

Wake to packing, flashlights first then full overheads. mumbled conversations in many languages. bathroom, toothpaste, packing up and out the door. Yellow arrows on old buildings, tree lined path, red clay and rocks, rescue snail, vineyards, olives, hay, flowers, 5k. A small friendly town, three bars, 2 with breakfast, cafe con lache, rolls, naranja, groups of pilgrims, locals smoking, hola, buen Camino. Down the road to long hot stretches with blue sky mountains in the distance and small hills to climb, dog poop, beetles, flowers and road. BLISTer hurts, birds on the wing, heat. gold course?, beer and back to the road 6k to go, hills and rocks and moving slower, power lines and a view from a distance, lost ,regained,city with church in the center. destination. Park, toes wiggling, hotel, shower, nap, wake to cathedral bells and famous chickens, a walk, conversations, dinner, bath, sleep...