Thursday, May 1, 2014

1 week of walking

Well, my body is just murmuring now, not shouting! My shoulders still don't really like the backpack but it fades into the background when I'm striding along. I a haven't figured out how far I've walked but I went 14 miles both yesterday & today. The scenery continues to be breathtaking even though it changes as I go along. I walked for a while today with a man named Alex. He lives in the area & likes to practice his English to keep it fluent. Spain is devided into areas kind of like American states. He said the area we were in had 500 vineyards & 40 wine co- ops. There are miles & miles of grapevines. They were spraying the vines today (which are cut way back & are sprouting a couple dozen leaves each). My eyes began to water & i couldn't keep them open. I kept stumbling on the stones because I couldn't see. I'm sure I was a delightful conversationalist. Alex said they spray with sulfur which makes sense as I am allergic to sulfur. I was ok a little on. All of the people I have met--both pilgrims & people in the towns & countryside-have been kind & friendly & helpful. I'll talk about some of in a future post. Bien Camino!
Vineyards 
Where I walked from

Where I was going

Lots of beautiful along the path

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