Flowers abound

Today is proving a bit difficult.

My feet are tired, I'm craving some foods from home (oatmeal, I want oats), I woke in a private room (lovely) so no other pilgrims to help motivate me, the path today is long a 28km without detours, and there are always detours, and that scrumptious Rioja I drank last night wasn't, believe it or not, the best way to hydrate nor get a good night's sleep.

Add to that I seem to finally have a cloud of the black flies about which others have complained. They- the flies,not the other pilgrims- don't bite or even land very much. They just swarm about one's face being a gentle but lasting annoyance. There's probably a zen lesson in there.

So!
I'll focus on enjoying the flowers and the fields; on being grateful for cool clouds and pretty spots of sunshine; for my good health; and.... Keep walking West.

Only about 4km till a coffee shop (and hopefully some fresh fruit) in Sansol.Read more