Puente de la Reina

What a day! So, what it feels like is that I am settling into a more solid rhythm, physically and socially. Today the climb, which looked kind of tough on paper, actually felt pretty good. The photo with the metal sculptures of pilgrims was at the top of the climb. The whole day was beautiful! Nice weather, beautiful scenery, some vineyards and (we think) almond trees.

And, we have hit the festival season hard! Big festival day yesterday in Pamplona and today is a big day here as well. Some of their narrow, beautiful medieval streets were blocked off for running of bulls. Also much eating, drinking and dancing in big circles, adults and kids together. It felt like a privilege to be here to take all this in.

Funny, today I had more quality alone time that felt meaningful, and also more social connection and great conversations. We talked politics in the US and Great Britain, and compared funeral practices in the US, GB and South Korea, for starters. Who knew? Just a really good day.Read more