Pedrosillo de los Aires

A slow day or the day of the dead things…
I started slow - sleep in, peppermint tea with my Borrow Box book in bed, shower, breakfast… and then out the door around 9.15 am. Ahhhh
Walking along a quite rolling road - maybe one vehicle every 5-10 mins. I am the only one on this detour and it’s a delight. Whole albergues to myself, time to do some yoga, relax, journal - completely cool. And the two villages I have stayed in are old and still - hardly a soul in sight - just a few older people and of course the blokes in the bar - they are standard in bars world wide.
I’ve seen a few tiny dead birds previous but today I saw … a dead badger! I don’t think I have ever seen a living badger so a dead one was interesting and sad. And later a small snake.
I’ve learnt a few things over the past month about preventing and taking care of injuries e.g.
* Relax the muscles you are not using while walking. You are really only using legs, arms and core. No need for neck, shoulders and hands to be involved. The walking poles have straps and when used correctly you hardly need to grip them.
* Elastic bandages and sleeves are to encourage blood flow in addition to support. I have been putting an elastic bandage on my ankle at night rather than the day and the ankle seems to be recovering more quickly.
Accomodation update - two more people have arrived. I forgot I was back on the official Camino. A German man from the US who speaks English - we had late lunch together: a French woman who apologised for not speaking very much English. How sweet.
The wind is blowing and it feels so cosy lying in bed.
Salamanca tomorrow - 20 km
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