Friday, 13 September 2013
Thirds
Hi all,
Just a very quick blog whilst I have internet connection. Tonight, I´m in San Juan de Ortega (St John of the Nettles)a very small town which is basically a ruined monastery and albergue (place where pilgrims sleep) with a resident population of 20 people. I toured the monastery today with a group of Spanish people after impressing the hospitalero (head honcho at the albergue) with my Spanish when I laughed at something he said in Spanish to his colleague. He was being a bit irreverent at the time so was very apologetic. I gather there has been too many pilgrims today and they have run out of room to put them. I expected the albergue to be full so was just asking for other options when they decided they could fit in one or two more mattresses, but sorry, no pillows. Basically any flat surface to sleep will do me. it was quite a steep climb today so I´m happy with a mattress and I can fashion a pillow without any problems. I´m really just writing to let you all know I´m now officially at the 1/3 mark of the trip. Tomorrow I should reach Burgos (a city of about 170,000 people). I think that will be a shock after quiet roads and sleepy little towns for the most part. Anyway, I´m feeling as if I have achieved something getting this far. One third of the way is pretty good going - that over 258 kms in 13 days (average is a bit low but the terrain has been really steep!) Just think of all the steps I have completed up to now.
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Hello Frances, We have been following your travels with great interest and especially your journey along the Camino. Well done! It is a fantastic adventure and I admire your courage and stamina and the fact that you can still blog after all that walking. Best wishes Ann.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question about number of steps- according to my calculator you have done a minimum of 338 582 steps- not bad at all. How are the walking boots holding out? You would be getting reasonably long days of light I am guessing.
ReplyDeleteBoy it seems to be a challenge to get accommodation- this would be a pain especially after a day's walk when the body just wants rest!!!
You have done very well so far. Just go your own pace
My hat is off to you kiddo, an average of 20km per day is pretty good going. Keep going I am right behind you every step of the way. A pot of tea is waiting on your return. Pauline
ReplyDeleteHello my friend. I have been really enjoying your blog, what an adventure you are having and very impressed with your stamina. It is incredible how you have not waived from your dreams outlined in your blog on 25 January, and now pushing on with possibly your biggest dream of all. I am going to Jan's 60 th birthday party tonight, probably head off in an hour, really looking forward to the celebrations, wish you were going to be with us Frances, the Arnolds do know how to throw a party. Did Jan tell you the theme? We can wear anything starting with the letter S so you can imagine the obvious ones like superheroes, saint, sinner, sixties etc, I am going as a sunflower!! Lesley and Keith are going as are Betty and terry, Trish and John heading to Cairns to see Troy, Mel and the kids. I am looking forward to chatting and hopefully dancing with Shannon and hearing about her holiday.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of holidays, I think our holiday from in July was the best yet, but was disappointed not to see you, oh well we did try. I throughly enjoyed Barcelona, all things Gaudi and the city was friendly and beautiful. We fly to Bordeaux and the drove to Monpazier for a week with 7 others staying in a most beautiful villa, and saw lots of beautiful places around the Dordogne area. We then moved onto St Gery in the Lot area for another week with friends and saw some amazing places. Fantastic staying in a very small town living like the locals, markets, with the River Lot at our back door. We the drove to Lyon for 2 nights and loved that city before taking a train to Geneva and then onto to Olten where our neighbours from William Street Buderim looked after us and showed us their amazing country. A visit to the Alps was a highlight. Nothing is better than staying with locals and Gerhardt and Ingrid were so much fun. Then we took,a train to Zurich and the flew to Singapore where we stayed two days of incredible fun and then home. I certainly didn't want to be back, I absolutely had a ball.