La Laguna

What a Camino day! The sun never came out, or if it did, never for long. I was reminded of the Smoky Mountains by the scenry. If we’ve ever been to the Smokies, camping, whitewater rafting - or even talked about those topics, you were thought of today

Spain’s older roads pass through the villages, while the modern highways go over them. It makes for some interesting scenery.

Two memorable things.
A rancher was walking his cattle down the road for miles, when some made a break for it and turned back towards us, so I guess I did participate in the running of the bulls. The owner ensured us it was safe to pass the reaming part of the herd. I could’ve touched the bull as I passed. Later on while we were eating lunch, the herd, under control passed by us, again.
After lunch it started raining…. Just in time for the steepest part of the entire Camino. So the final 5 miles were uphill in cold weather, ankle deep mud, that then turned into a running creek. Needless to say that the rest of afternoon consisted of a hot shower, then sitting under a blanket in my bunk as the rain came down.Lue lisää