And boring.
And hilly.
The track essentially wound its way along a main road or two
for much of the day was spent with cars whizzing by and in the open. Where yesterday was shaded and pleasant,
today was open, tough and busted many of us.
Blisters abounded, muscles burned, bodies ached. The sweet sublime camino turned on us and
became the monster. It can bite you hard
this track and today it did.
We all arrived late in the afternoon to our hotel. And even the hotel was not so pretty, the
rooms were nice and clean for sure but it was a bit like a crowded little pub
on the main road through town. Dinner was
nice, we had a choice of courses and
shared some local wine. The hotel lacked
some of the finer graces we had enjoyed on the previous days.
Everyone went to bed tired and wondering what this track would
throw at us next.
But we were together, pilgrims on a challenging journey,
facing the difficult together, being polished by the road. Just as abrasives bring out the best in stone
our tough day bought out the best in us.
Kids looked after kids, adults hung back and supported each other up
that last hill or down that last slope.
We are busted but not broken.
Bring it on Camino de Santiago de Compostela!
Enjoy the pics below.
Buen Camino Peregrinos!
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