Camino Pilgrim

Woke up in the morning and could hardly breathe. It was a cold midnight and the Albergue didn’t hold heat that well. In the first two villages, I sat down for a cup of tea. That made my walking progress super slow.

The weather was also foggy this morning. The first time I didn’t have to wear my hat at 8am to protect myself from the sun. The weather cleared around ten o’clock and for snakes it was like happy hour.

Five snakes have been around me today. The closest encounter was when one ran over my foot while I was walking. I was completely shocked. Made extremely awkward noises and probably scared away all animals in a 100m radius. It took me a few seconds to recover my senses.

I discovered that I had been walking extremely slowly lately, so I also started early to cover long distances and get to sleep at a decent hour. That and the snakes were probably the reason I have no pictures from the afternoon.

Found a really nice place to stay for tonight. Ancient Roman ruins from the 1st century are nearby. I also made two new Camino acquaintances: an English lady and an Italian man.

Tomorrow will be a challenge since, based on my guidebook, accommodation options are at 14km or 38km. I will shoot for the long one, but every day the average temperature is going up by +1°C. It is getting harder and harder to adjust to the midday heat.