More Meseta Musings

It’s almost 10:30 PM here. I should be trying to sleep, but I’m captivated by the view out our bedroom window: the last rays of sunset are playing off the 12th century church bell tower while the swallows swoop around.

Today, I got caught up in chatting with Amanda and accidentally walked way faster than I intended. It felt great on my legs, but my feet let me know they still don’t like sustained fast walking. I’ll be back to sauntering tomorrow.

Speaking of Amanda: it’s been a delight getting to know her, and I feel lucky to make a good friend on the Camino, but we’ll be parting ways the day after tomorrow: she’d slowed her pace to walk the Meseta with Chris and me and now she needs to hustle a bit to make it to Santiago in time to meet some other friends. It feels a little bittersweet.Read more