Day 10 - Thunder and rain

“Life isn’t how you survive the thunderstorm, but how you dance in the rain.”—-Adam Young

Today we went from Ansiao to Ribeira de Alcalamouque. A day filled with thunderstorms, rain (at times intense), muddy rocky trails, and steep hills. On the trails you need to concentrate so you don’t lose your footing as the rocks are very slippery.

While walking through the rain, I thought of a topic for a lively dinner conversation: Of the 7 deadly sins. Is there 1 that drives or leads to the others? I say it is greed, Arlene says pride. Food for thought

The second question I pondered is: do people romanticize the Camino too much or is it like childbirth where you forget all the pain and suffering and just remember the beauty when you are done? This has been mentally and physically challenging. But in the morning you are eager to keep going.

Tonight is a short post because 1) I’m exhausted and 2) we are staying in an auberge, Casa da Lima, that only has 4 beds and while its just Arlene, myself, and a French man named Mano, he gets up very early so common courtesy dictates lights out early.

Before I close I will say it’s a beautiful place and our host made us a delicious dinner for 5 euros.

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