Hot, windy
Today oh today!!
We slept in. Then we dumped our packs out on each bed andscrutinized their contents for all unnecessary and heretofore unused items. Seems no matter how mindfully we pack, a moment arises where we feel we are carrying useless weight. Admittedly, it is seemingly much easier to rid our packs of this weight than our bodies but we're working on that as well.
The results?
Almost exactly the same for each of us: 5 pounds sent away to our hotel in Madrid to be collected at the end of this journey.
Adios!!
How delightful to lose 5 pounds. My feet are happy and when my feet are happy...
We reflected that this paring down affected us more than physically- a lighter spirit prevails.
Along the Camino, fountains abound and most of them have drinkable water, especially for peregrinos to refill water containers. Here we encounter Craig dunking his necktie to be worn close to the skin to cool body temperature. They really work. A great invention that pilgrims of old did not possess.
Today we stay in an Albuergue but in a private room with all the comforts of a converted 12th century pilgrims hospital.
Above is a photo of the multi-jetted shower with a molded seat- perfect for sitting and washing clothes while recovering from the rigors of the day.
Not exactly a river or a washboard but stomping them clean seems quite effective.
On this second Camino we've made several new discoveries. One of them involves a new and more efficient way to stop to pee along the Way. In the past, in order to save my knees, I would have to take off my backpack. Now, Craig simply holds it up and takes the weight off and I'm good to go.
It's the little things.
20 miles to Burgos- and we will have completed the entire Camino from St. Jean Pied de Port to the ocean- Finesterre. But let's not count our chickens.
Will we see each other again? Who can know?
