Day one Camino - 15 miles

After a hearty breakfast of ham, cheese and lemon cake we hit the trail. We weren’t sure what to expect on our first day- 15 miles is a lot! We started off with an incline and after Elizabeth got out her poles we were movin’! There was a steady stream of people of all ages speaking many different languages ahead and behind us. A lot more people than on our New England hikes! Everyone was friendly and we said “buen Camino” as we left them in the dust! 😉 The landscape was very diverse from sprawling hills to field and farms to rocks and rivers. We saw cows, lambs, horses, chickens, dogs and cats. Having so much to take in helped the time and miles pass and we were soon more than half way. There are many little bars along the way and we stopped a couple of times to refill our water and empty other things! We had a delicious lunch of Spanish tortilla and a goat cheese and honey sandwich- 😋 Our final leg was a steep decline and then a steep incline up stairs and windy roads to our hotel. We put our feet up- literally on the wall to stretch out and rested for a while. We are both amazed at how quickly the 15 miles went by! Tomorrow is another 15. We’ll see if that sense of awe and wonder carries us through the next trek through the rain forecast for tomorrow. ☔️🥾

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