Monday, September 8, 2014

Day 12


As I told you I stayed in a real nice Alberque last night.  Only two beds to a room and very privet.  My roomie was an older gentleman from Germany that spoke English very well.  This is his fifth camino.  I asked why and his answere was why not.  I got confused last night as to dinner, it seems that they had a pilgrims dinner all set up as part of the celebration.  They usuall don't start eating until 7:00 but they were done at 7:00 so I went in to town and found some potted meat, bread and a couple of bananas. As I was eating a lady and her partner came in, she was limping so bad that she couldn't put any weight on her foot.  There was no ice so a runner went around the corner and got some from a bar.  We iced it and put a wrap on it.  She was done and she knew it.  I met her and her partner that first night.  Now they were on the phone arranging for a taxi to goto the bus station then the train station then back to Canada.  I don't know how long the Harvest celebration went on but it started to rain.  The locals were all rejoicing in it.  I got two more bottles of water from the cooler drank both and went to bed about 7:30, I was done.  I must be sleeping better because I actually had a dream.  Got up and was well on my way before 7:00.  On climbing out of Ciruena the trail was like a cobbled road. As you put your foot down your ankle wanted to go one way and your knee wanted to go the opposite. I picked my trail very cautiously.  I have never seen a country with so much rock.  Just as I made the top of the hill and about three miles from Santo Domingo the friends of the camino were set up with food and drinks.  I have them a good donation in that I take more tha my share of coke.  Going into Sato Domingo was fair going the only thing that was bothering me was that I was getting low on cash.  Every thing here is done in cash and I wasn't sure what was ahead of me.  Sometimes the trail takes you through the outside of town, sometimes right down the middle.  As I got into town I seen a tourist info office.  I stopped in and asked about a bank.  She drew me a map, I hesitated but gave it a go and actually found a credit union with a cashmachines. Two things haunt me out here, water and money.....you need both to live.  After getting my money I found the trail again and made my way out of town.  It was like yesterday no one was behind or in front.  And then the damnest thing happen I actually felt that I could actually take a piss.  Hell yeah right in the middle of the road.....been days since I peed in the middle of the day.  To day the heat was actually bearable in that big white clouds were in a sky so blue that it reminded me of being a kid and laying on the grass making figures and faces.  And I will be damed even a breeze came up....a very good day for walking.  As I approached Granon a man handed be a brochure as to a abregue that belonged to his family.  I got to the turn off and I could see nothing down the road that even looked like an Alberque.  Hummm but he did say it was in a forest.  I took the turn off and started to walk across the valley.  After I had gone about a half mile I seen another pilgrims had thake the road as well.  She was from  Holland and said that she had hear good things about it.  It took a good hour to get to it but oh my hell what a place.  It use to be a villa then they turned it into a Alberque.  Absolutely gorgeous, dinner was great and a privet room.  Very nice people.
  

2 comments:

  1. Making us all proud, my man. Should have sent you out with a USA tee shirt but it sounds like you're doing fine as an ambassador (except for the pee in the street part...someone already posted it on YouTube...ha! just kidding). Keep on truckin.'

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  2. Hi Richard, it's Hilary here on Stas's laptop. I've just plugged into your blog. It's been a blast hanging out with Sandy and it's so good of her to let me stay over. She's missing you but is holding up well. I'm so full of admiration for you taking on El Camino (it's on my bucket list too). Keep on trekking/trucking - we're behind you all the way! Hilary

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