Day 15

I have been walking for 15 days now, averaging 11.4 miles a day. Most days I walk 15 miles & it IS getting easier. I'm in the Meseta now, an expansive flat (relatively) area where you can see for miles, very much like the middle of our country. There are fields of hay, wheat & other vegetables.

Not quite flat-- this was our climb this morning! (Over that hill in the distance)

A couple from Quebec that I have gotten to know.

Francine has had awful blister problems.  They got infected & she had to take a taxi for a couple of days. Lots of people have foot problems & some have had to quit because of injuries. I've been very lucky so far. Many of the towns we pass through are tiny villages that time has forgotten. But there are big cities too, like Burgos, which is the capital of the Castilla y Leon region. The industrial outskirts & the busy city streets aren't much different than ours. The Camino alberegues (hostels) are in the old center around The cathedral, which is a gigantic Gothic structure.

One of my minor goals for the Camino was to pet all the dogs & cats that I could along the way. It doesn't matter what language you talk to them in they react the same way with wiggly delight & closed eyed pleasure. It reminded me how universal the need is for human love & human contact, for all of us. Buen Camino!