Barbadelos

Another 30k day, following a river through countryside and farms. We decided to go the long route, (an additional 6.5k), to see more of the beautiful surroundings and to see the monastery at Samos. It also gave us time to reflect on some of the wonderful people we've met along the way: Rory from England who had never walked more than two miles in his life, who is walking the Camino in honor of his sister who is battling cancer; Maggie from NC who was looking for water in the street, suffering from food poisoning- we set her up with Pepto, Imodium, and a full water bottle; Jonna, Flo, and Paulo from Italy who greet us with loud yells and hugs every time our paths cross; Silvi, from France who we compare trail and walking notes with and philosophy on trekking; Patrice from France who tossed and turned all night, worried his snoring would wake us; Sonjay from London who is now surfing in the Bay of Biscay; the lovely Croatian couple who share stories of hitchhiking in Pakistan and Afghanistan, (he hides in the bushes until someone stops to pick her up, the hops in, too!); the German man who quit his job to walk the Camino- although his wife is pissed off, it's OK, because she is still working...🤔; the amazing Maria from Spain, who fell and broke her arm and nose, but keeps smiling, laughing and walking; Marshall from Willows, CA, who chased us down the trail to tell is we were going the wrong way; Kato from Japan, who studies English in the Netherlands?!; Mary from Alabama, who had a lung transplant two years ago, and whose experience is an inspiration, and the list could go on and on! On the Camino, so many wonderful people have crossed our paths- it truly is a small world, after all.🌎 Love to you all! ❤️Read more