More rain, fewer pilgrims

It continued to rain yesterday much of the day. Still pilgrims struggled up the hill in the mud to visit the church all morning. By noon, the numbers slacked off a little and at 1:30 it began a real downpour. We let 4 pilgrims in who were relatively dry as they had been sheltering in the church. Sister Mari Sol brought them over with an umbrella. Then just at 2:30 a pilgrim from Canada struggled up the hill. Water was pouring from her backpack. She'd lost her pack cover in a gale crossing the Pyrenees the day before. And then no more pilgrims for the day. It was a cozy group of 5 from Canada, US, Holland, S Korea, and Argentina/Spain.

We had some leftover soup and chicken pesto for supper. Then at the prayer service the pilgrim from the US sang for us. She is a professional opera singer and the notes rang out beautifully as she lifted her voice a capella.

More rain forecast today. I will go with one of the nuns to the restaurant supply store for wine, butter, jelly, etc. this morning. Phil can stay home and rest his back a little.Read more