Thursday, June 07, 2007
Greetings from the Camino
I am writing this from an Internet cafe in Sarria, Spain. My husband and I have been walking a medieval pilgrimage route, the Camino, across the top of Spain to Santiago de Compostela. We have only about 80 miles left to go, having already gone 135 miles. We have crossed two mountain ranges, carrying all our possessions in backpacks. It has been a great challenge and I am happy to report that we are holding up as well as the other pilgrims, many of them years younger than we are.
Spain is lovely at this time of year with fields full of flowers and everything lush and green. We have seen lots of different birds and big, ugly black slugs. I think I even spotted a wolf in a deserted area.
I was surprised to see that kids here stay up late at night and don´t go to school until almost nine. Also, they seem to have more freedom than kids in the States do, running about without adult supervision. But it may be because this area is rural and safe.
The Internet I am using is coin operated. So this is all for now.
Spain is lovely at this time of year with fields full of flowers and everything lush and green. We have seen lots of different birds and big, ugly black slugs. I think I even spotted a wolf in a deserted area.
I was surprised to see that kids here stay up late at night and don´t go to school until almost nine. Also, they seem to have more freedom than kids in the States do, running about without adult supervision. But it may be because this area is rural and safe.
The Internet I am using is coin operated. So this is all for now.
