To Belorado

The miles flew by today! The early morning cool air helped as did the overcast skies for most of our walking.

We had a nice break for breakfast after the first 4 miles. My new favorite is a nice big slice of toast with olive oil topped with a fresh tomato spread - yum!! We then ran into Sharon and Chuck (from Bellevue) and walked with them. The four of us kept going through tiny little towns, but none of them had anything remotely open for us to stop and rest our feet 😕. Finally, at mile 11, there was an open bar with bocadillos and napolitanas ( chocolate croissants) - WOoHOO! Also, sweet, young Hermione (from Berlin) was there, so we caught up on how she was doing. All of our bodies needed the little rest.

After our break, we walked the final three miles into Belorado. Time really flew by chatting with Sharon, and Alan and Chuck talked about coffee ☕️ for miles today.😂

I really love all of the murals in this town! Plus, Belorado also has bronze tiles throughout the old town streets that contain the handprints, footprints and signatures of people who have supported the Camino in some way and of people who are great examples for children. Alan was so excited to see the tiles for two famous Spanish cyclists (Miguel Indurain and Alberto Contador) and I hunted down the ones for Martin Sheen and Emelio Estevez (both starred in the movie, The Way, which is about the Camino.)

Our hostel is very nice and it included a communal meal with the other pilgrims. As we were sitting down at the long table for dinner, we realized Tom (Ireland), who we had not seen since our 2nd day, was sitting across from us! Tonight’s dinner was amazing! The husband and wife served us three courses of delicious food! - I think I have hiker hunger now because I didn’t have any trouble eating it all. 😂 🍽️ 🥩 🍝

Special Moment: The owner of the hostel hand drew his stamp in our pilgrim passports.

Tomorrow is a huge day to Agés. We are hoping we can do it by leaving very early and pacing ourselves.Okumaya devam et