17 Miles to Logrono 😨

It was an early rise to beat the heat with all the mileage I had to do. 5 am wake up and 6 am departure had me out the door pre-dawn. Another brisk day with good cloud cover until late morning. Just enough time to find a sport store and get a sun hat.

It’s interesting how pilgrims traveling the same days tend to see each other at different moments. At the start of the Camino, Jon and I would frequently run into the same people. We almost expected to see certain people after a while. There was the Danish young adult, Frederick, who left his job and had been walking for over two months already! He would sleep out at times. His English was great so we would chat for a few minutes before he would blow past us.

Then there was Julianna, a Catholic school teacher in Colorado. She was doing the Camino to collect her thoughts about what would be next for her in life. Then there were the 3 priests. We met them at the pilgrim mass in St Jean and would bump into them regularly at food stops. Finally there were two guys from Austin Texas. We didn’t talk about much other than my favorite Texas beer- the yellow rose.

After my rest day that pattern all changed. They either went on or for some they went home or somewhere else. It was a sort of comfort to see them occasionally, even if we didn’t talk. Now there’s a new crew but most of them speak Spanish only so I couldn’t really talk with them. We would silently nod or say words in our own language the other would understand. There’s still a comfort but less so. I’ll see if this continues in the coming days.Baca lagi