7.00am pitch black..misty..more rain coming..and ah maybe snow..
we sat last night having dinner..ah pilgrims dinner that is ..you know ...salad then fish and chips, chicken wings and chips...blah blah blah..will do more on that later just for you Anna...back to last night ..we were watching the news..it appears that snow is around..yes it is bloody FREEZING and yes Mark i should have packed your waterproof pants!!!! but i was thinking of the weight..our gloves are useless too ..
There were about 15`people in our room last night, we were last on the fold out beds..Church Bells ringing every hour and half hour..yes and on the hour 2 lots of bells ring..we saw the church last night as we staggered back up the road (remember the bottle of red with evry pilgrim meal)to the Alburgue.
So we will see what state we arrive in tonight, we have a mountain to climb today but only one we think.
Adios
we sat last night having dinner..ah pilgrims dinner that is ..you know ...salad then fish and chips, chicken wings and chips...blah blah blah..will do more on that later just for you Anna...back to last night ..we were watching the news..it appears that snow is around..yes it is bloody FREEZING and yes Mark i should have packed your waterproof pants!!!! but i was thinking of the weight..our gloves are useless too ..
There were about 15`people in our room last night, we were last on the fold out beds..Church Bells ringing every hour and half hour..yes and on the hour 2 lots of bells ring..we saw the church last night as we staggered back up the road (remember the bottle of red with evry pilgrim meal)to the Alburgue.
So we will see what state we arrive in tonight, we have a mountain to climb today but only one we think.
Adios
Good luck with all the rain and cold, and hope you soon get a break from it. I left from Le Puy 14 April last year, and got very similar weather by the sound of it. (But a week after snow I got some 30+ temps for a few days, so you never know what is in store!) With the wet of course may come the mud.... so I hope that climb up to that sculpture isn't too much of a slip slop in the slippery mud kind of deal. I know I am a total stranger, but I know I am going to enjoy reading your account!
ReplyDeleteoh the mud up that climb was....muddy!!!! we were laughing so much we could hardly walk..our shoes were so heavy with every step we took!!!we felt like we were the men walking on the moon and it was freezing when we got to the top.. we have every piece of clothing on that we have with us and we are still cold!!! glad your following us kiwi Nomad :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are having fun slipping & slopping in the soft & squishy mud wtc
ReplyDeletehello chris and michele its great reading your blog i can understand your trip bit more now, its great u are really enjoying youselves
ReplyDeletebuenos luckos love maria carool
Hey Chris and Michele, in case you haven't noticed Luke said that easter is REALLY big in Spain (he was there for easter last year and is jealous of you both). You have to keep an eye out for a speciality called turron which is a spanish tradition at easter - best way to describe it is like a nougat but with more almonds and a bit crunchier. Luke bought several kilos of it back with him along with 8kg of Belgian choc! I feel for you both in the cold after leaving Tweed paradise.....keep having fun!
ReplyDeleteJan, John, J, L & S xxxx
Hi Babe, Great to see so much support from strangers. Just home from dinner with the gang, all send their love. I did behave myself.
ReplyDeleteLove You.
Hope the cold weather eases off for you - at least you can wear the clothes and don't have to carry them in the pack! Take care, Linda.
ReplyDeleteFor the stay at home in comfort Pilgrimes
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Hello..we are still alive..just no internet for 2 days..just a quick note today..tomorrow night we will be in Logrono and it is a big town so will go to internet cafe.
tonight we are Torres del rio near Sansol, we have walked 26kms today and yesterday we stopped just out of Estella in a FREEZING cold YMCA!!!! pretty funny, wrapped in blankets .....but today we ended up in tee shirts and no long johns on!!!!
we are too stuffed but have soo much to tell you...promise tomorrow...when the brainis in gear..
Dear Pilgrimes you will have to get a move a long if you are to enjoy my feast in Lugo.
ReplyDeletebuen apetito - Gerd Käfer