Dawn at Terradillos
Last night we shared with two women, cousins from Hungary, and a man from South Korea. From talking with friends, the sharing of a room with strangers is the part of the Camino that they can't get their heads around and even worries them. Well, we have never really had a problem and nothing has happened, until last night. One of the Hungarians was unwell all day yesterday and essentially kept to her bed. At about 2 in the morning she went to the bathroom. On her return, she seemed to collapse and hit the radiator with a thud. Both of us were with her quickly and with the help of her cousin, got her back to bed. She was a bit shook in the morning but OK. The Korean essentially slept through it all and to cap it all woke up at 4 am, made lots of noise, and took forever to hit the road.
Before that, we had a very nice meal in the refugio - essentially it was local regional fare, cooked in the kitchen by the family - we suspect that tinned/frozen food is used in many of the €10 pilgrim meals on offer. The starter was particularly good - a soup based on a rich stock, packed with potato slices, and with bacon and chorizo. Mmmm......
We walked 31km today. The walk, like most of them at the moment, was flat. While it was 4km longer than yesterday, we both felt stronger doing it. The countryside is now changing a little. The fields are becoming smaller and more clearly defined, and today we are seeing vineyards. The other big change today was that it rained in the early afternoon and there was thunder. The next two days are forecast to be damp also.
And finally, re-the picture of Kieran in the sunflowers a couple of days ago - he would like to assure the wit from North Dublin that he was not looking for his Titliest golf ball!
Mary and another pelegrino in Sahagun.
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