My title is referring to days on the Camino (not that I’m counting down)! Today we covered 24.7km and it was one of the hardest sections as we walked from France over the Pyranees mountains into Spain. It started out foggy with the sun breaking through, but at the highest altitude it was sleeting at one point. If not for a well placed pilgrim’s shelter I may have been permanently blue (my lips and fingernails turn blue when I get cold).
I say ‘we’ because I have pilgrim friends! The 2 guys that helped me find a place to stay last night were waiting for me outside of the hostel this morning, so we became a group! Maciej is from Poland and Marco is Italian. Maciej’s pack weighs 14kg because he’s been researching for years and has 2 of everything just in case (boots, headlamps, etc.)! It was really nice to have companions to look after each others’ belongings, share a clothes dryer or bottle of wine, and give each other company and support along the way. We kept up a pretty good pace and arrived to the Pilgrim hostel before 3:00.
During the times that we weren’t fogged in it felt like we were walking through a painting. Check out the pics!
Off to rest my weary bones!
Beautiful!