Another 13-14 mile walk in about five hours. That seems to be our daily routine. While we were walking today I told Charlie that I felt like I had been sent to "Fat Camp" for the month. We get up early everyday and get bread and water for breakfast, then we exercise for five or six hours eating snacks we carry in our back packs. Once we arrive at our destination we crash until about seven when we eat what is called " the pilgrim meal!" The pilgrim meal is usually a shot in the dark since we speak no Spanish. For example a pork chop might be a pork chop or it might be ham or it might be something you are not sure of. One thing you can be sure of is unlimited wine with every meal. You do not get to choose what kind just the color.
Yesterday while we were walking Charlie turned to me and said," if you should pass away before I do I am going to build a Mary in the bathtub shrine for you in the back yard and then take your life insurance money and go to the Caribbean for five months. There will be no more walking! As you can see his feet might be sore but he still has a sense of humor!
We are sitting in a lovely hotel on our own private balcony sharing a glass of wine looking at the mountain that awaits us tomorrow. Off to O'Cebreiro in the morning
This is for " Caribbean Chuck" : it's a warning sign that you are in higher altitude if you start thinking out loud ! Keep your thoughts trapped in the bathtub until you get to sea level or you might become MIA 🚶
ReplyDeleteOh Bill is so funny and so is Charlie...
ReplyDeleteI can't believe your journey thus far. I've never known anyone who walked for so long on a Pilmigrage....you are both doing great...keep with the humor...
I love the stories of who you are meeting...love Mary Jo