The kilometres are going by, not necessarily faster, but easier since we have been walking for over two weeks. Kristina is still inspiring others with her endurance and no complaints. When she gets hungry, she steps it up a notch and I trail behind trying to keep up.
We chose an albergue that night because it was run by a group of nuns. They offered you cold tea upon arrival and had a very well kept and run facility. We missed the 6 o'clock meeting in order to get food supplies for the next day that had no towns or villages for 17 kilometers (just over 10 miles). We did make the 9 o'clock meal where all the pilgrims brought a food item to share, while the nuns provided the soup, rice and salad. Kristina and I brought chocolate and wine (you can guess who chose what). It was a wonderful time with many of the pilgrims staying at the albergue attending. A pilgrim from Australia was celebrating her birthday. We first sang in English "Happy Birthday." The nuns then went round the room and asked each country represented to sing the song in their home language. It was breathtaking to hear the familiar tune in: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Russian and Korean. At the end, everyone was laughing and clapping and enjoying a taste of each other's country. The same but different!
Pictures:
Giving our backpacks a rest
Kristina with her new pilgrim friend
The sign for our albergue
Buen Camino!
Thomas
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