Santiago is in sight... two days back we reached the half way mark - 375km´s behind us and the same distance ahead of us! It was a great feeling to reach that milestone.
Yesterday we walked 17 km´s on a straight Roman road with very little shelter or trees and no water, food or toilet facilities. Today we did another 13km stretch during our walk without passing through any town or village. In both cases the walk seemed long with no end in sight. It is not always easy to walk when you can´t see the town in the distance. But perseverance paid off when in both cases a village, nestled in a hollow, sprung into view at the last minute. A welcome relief for refreshment and a the reward well deserved.
The sun is shinning and we are enjoying meeting so many people from different corners of the world. Last night at a parish hostel accommodating about 50 people, we enjoyed a shared evening meal altogether cooked by volunteers (all for a donation). Tonight we cooked in the kitchen and ate with Canadians, Irish and a Korean friend. Outside in the evening sunshine the hostess is tending to blisters and other gross foot problems of the pilgrims. Thankfully we are not in the que!
Life is good and tomorrow we walk to the city of Leon.
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So how has the food been??
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