Day 31. Molinaseca

A 25.6 km walk today after a 7:30 am departure. The first 10 km involved a 10 km ascent to the high point of the Camino at Cruz de Ferro where we placed small stones Cathy had taken here from Yellowknife at the foot of the highly recognizable cross. It was a poignant moment for the many Christians on the Camino. The 800m descent, on sometimes treacherous terrain brought us to the village of Molinaseca 15 kms beyond the cross.
On today’s journey, Cathy and I spent most of the time by ourselves, but we did connect for a while with Sandy and Diane from Arizona and California. Also, another Cathy from near Vancouver and Laurel from Calgary, intersected paths with us a number of times. Laurel changes her socks at the midpoint of every walk , so we were there to witness that exciting moment today. There are a few pilgrims who have shared “heavy” stories with us, like the guy who was on this Camino with his wife five years age. They got as far as Mansilla, a village we were at five days ago, when she died there. He started from that village on the 23rd and, understandably, has been struggling both physically and emotionally. Many people do this Camino to deal with loss.
Cathy continues to do well- no blisters yet. She says using lots of Vaseline in the morning and putting her feet up against a wall for 15 minutes ( Wilma’s advice) after we finish is the magic formula.Read more