26 kms yesterday...some of it beside a lovely irrigation canal....we heard lots of frogs & saw lots of tiny but very noisy little birds. It was really pleasant....then further on it was very straight , flat & boring. Can´t remember the name...they all blur after a while & I don,t have the book with me. I´ve been meaning to mention that most mornings it´s like walking inside a cuckoo clock....theé´s always a cuckoo somewhere nearby. Also lots of storks on the church towers sitting up & looking around.
Today we only walked 18 kms but on an extremely flat straight road that was very uneven...nobody has come off it without very sore feet...thank God for my boots with the high sides...it was real ankle rolling stuff....even in the boots.....all the ground had rounded off stones half buried & it was very hard to avoid....all walking was done with eyes down & if you wanted to enjoy the scenery you had to stop dead. We left at 6am with a Canadian couple ,Danielle & Bernie, whom we get on well with. ..lots of mist rising off the fields of wheat & corn....beautiful stuff.
We´ve met some great people....some aussies (from NSW), too many germans, canadians, french, & even some koreans & finns
We jhave dinner with an international mix of people most nights.....& it amazes us how well you can make yourself understood....even if only having a few words as we pass on the track. I had a Dane & and a Liverpudlian talk me up a hill the other day....I was at the top before I knew it. We have also seen an old Japanese lady who walks extremely slowly & has a small pack & a large walking staff....she looks like she is in absolute agony but determined to make the pilgrimage.
Before I forget in the next couple of days....Happy Mother´s Day¨to all our family & friends who are mothers....have a great day on Sunday
Love to all
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Rene & Syl
Hi Aussie Treckers
It fells like you are on a roll. Persistance pays off. You know you just don't want to pull out as you may never get another chance. Reading your story is a great start to our day.Have fun. Drink Wine & be happy
hello again, happy mothers day for the weekend mum, i got it wrong the other weekend i know!!
sounds like you guys are getting into a good groove, great to hear.
have to tell you about this little kid i saw today. boy, 8 years old, has got Aspergers, OCD, ADHD and just to top it off, Tourettes. hahaha, poor little guy, you have to smile though and he was a happy little bloke, just obsessed with fishing.
got exams in under 2 weeks so getting serious up here, all else good.
keep on trekking
love, Rich
Shock horror....I thought I read 'Godzilla"... but it was Calzadilla...Poor old girl! 26 kms...18 kms walking, am lucky to walk 18 metres! Aren't you the clever ones? Imagine you complaining about the flatness ! ? Seems you have the roll now, enjoy all those you meet ,that is part of the exercise.Looking on the google earth, you are getting along your trip so well now. Tina have a special day on Sunday, will be thinking of you and Dominique. Paul called in last weekend, he is away until Sunday, and said to tell everyone he was the first to wish me Happy Mother's Day. Hasn't changed eh? Perhaps Julian and family, M-Mary and Xavier and Georgina will be here for lunch. Budgen kids leave today at 3 p.m. for Rome so much excitment in that family I bet.Loving all your adventures. Take care Much LOve
How's Mum and 'Godzilla'...can just imagine you meeting Godzilla on the path in the Spanish countryside.
Enjoy your Mother's Day..have an extra vino to celebrate (we will be!!). And you'll be an extra 50km or so further along the track.
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