Life's a Stitch

A day in our life on the Camino.

We've developed a routine, planning our routes few days in advance. 15k is a short day, 25 is long and 20 is just right.

The day starts with packing up and the preparation of our water supply, five half litre bottles. Foot care is next, toe pads, mole skin, powder and ankle braces.

If the local bar is open we'll stop in for a tortilla (frittata) sandwich. Once on the road we usually go for 10k before stopping for a rest and food.

Upon arriving at our destination it's shower time and then we'll do a hand wash or if there's a washer we'll consider major laundry.

Dinner is usually between 7 and 9:00. We spend time in the afternoon and evening blogging, checking emails and doing homework – planning and reserving our next destination. Once again I want to thank everyone for the encouraging comments and emails. This is no walk in the woods, so to speak, and your thoughts, prayers and positive words are most helpful.

We're usually in bed at about 10:30 and up again at around 7:00.

Today was a short day. We started out at sunrise. Before you applaud our level of motivation I should mention that sunrise isn't until 8:00. The moon is still bright:

We arrived at Puente de Orbigo, known for one of the longest and best preserved Spanish medieval bridges from the 13th century.

We're staying at what seemed like a sketchy place above a bar/restaurant. We've spent nights above many bars, but this is the first room that I'd describe as less than adequate. Everything is worn and tired and the bathrooms are outside on the building's roof and lack hot water. But like most others, they've been renovated nicely. It's only for a night. The hospitaleros are a lovely young couple and they play our kind of swing era music and soft indie pop.

Hasta Manana