Day five: Monestary to dirt near Gernika

I woke up early to the sound of some of my spanish friends (andrea and lidia) i met the night before getting ready. Probably around 5am. The left with another group and i watched the sunrise while i waited for the people i said i would walk with to wake up. Eight of us set out on our way. We had long discussions about all sorts of things like our personal lives, philosophies, and ethics. The people i met have really exceeded my expectations. As i am not walking the camino for any religous reasons i thought i might be a bit of an odd one but i have quickly realized that almost everyone here is just here for the experience itself and not specifically religous by any means. It was a lot of fun to walk with everyone although it was very slow and at time frustrating when our indecision became evident in towns. We sat under a very old bridge in a creek and soaked our feet, exchanging and listening to music. It felt like a dream. It was a particular level of peace that was amazing. As we walked into Markina we walked past a building where people were singing and dancing. Just a group of friends and when we looked in the quickly ushered us in and poured us wine and fed us meats. We continued on after lunch and buying some ingridients for supper. We walked about 7km past Gernika had some drama eith the hostel own and 4 of us ended up sleeping outside on a dirt road.Read more