And then the sky was clear and blue.
And then (and this is so judgemental) the novo-Peregrinos with their brand new sticks, unstained clothes and excited debate about seeing their first yellow arrow (photo op) who can barely make it down the first hill (let alone 150m of ascent as soon as they cross the footbridge) made me feel like such a veteran.
And then animals -- including a herd of cows that walked by. I took pictures and then followed along at the end with the old woman cow herder. She regularly whacked the last two or three cows tove them along with her stick, but quite abruptly she put her stick across my chest to stop me walking. I was startled, naturally, and she gave me a grin and gestured at the back end of the cow in front of me who promptly made poo which probably would have landed on me if she hadn't stopped me. She laughed and said something in Spanish that I didn't get and moved on. Buen Camino!
I also observed that there is very little human contact on the Camino. One of my fellow Peregrinos who I have seen every three or four days was at the same bar as ms at lunchtime and greeted me with a hug. Despite all the communal living, sleeping in dorms, seeing people in underwear, sharing bathrooms and eating together, there is no human contact. This must be the most romantic and least amorous place on earth. Every night at supper you're showing your pictures from home but not of your Camino. It's quite odd.
Today's Music: Toy Cows in Africa (Chance)...one of the most whimsical pieces of music I know...google it!
Today's Paces: 30,009
Tomorrow's Prayer intentions: all the newbies on the Camino who started in Sarria so they could walk 100k and get their Compostela (certificate of completion...100k is the minimum) to say you've walked the Camino.
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