Villafranca

Yesterday was a truly spectacular day! Our hike was gorgeous as we walked up a mountain to our highest point of the journey. It was challenging, but we were rewarded by beautiful views at every turn! Take a look at the map that we will post to get an idea of the steepness of the trip; we are about 2/3 of the way through. Besides the beauty of the day, we were on a mission. It was Blaines birthday, and we wanted to make him a special surprise. Along the way we stopped everyone we met and asked them to make a personalized video saying happy birthday in their language. Since many new people started in Leon, it was a great way to meet people. Everyone loved the idea! One group even chased us down asking to be in the video! We have many nationalities represented, from Japanese to French. The video taking was so popular that now whenever people pass us they shout "Blaine! Blaine!" (They are fascinated by the name). We had quite a confusing time trying to explain to a French couple that we were not actually Blaine. The grand finale was when we asked a Spanish man. It turns out he sings professionally, and he chose to sing a popular French pilgrim song. He made a huge show, and everyone in the cafe was either taking a video or singing along! Even though taking the videos added about an hour and a half to our journey, we had so much fun and it truly encompassed the pilgrim spirit!もっと詳しく