Today we had our first day walking in the rain, and we got wet through.
Our packs survived well with their covers over them, and even though we used our ponchos we still got wet.
Janice had an old dog adopt her on the trail, it walked with us for a while and then moved on. We think we have seen it ahead of us at several towns.
We came across a man in the forest that had set up a stand selling t-shirts and providing stamps for credentials, for a donation. What learnt later that he was a Romanian para Olympian (he had an artificial leg) and was raising funds to provide artificial legs for others.
Walking into one of the towns we went to the church to have a look, and were met by the priest outside the church. He was meeting and greeting everybody. We sat in the church for a little while before continuing our journey. It wouldn’t be a day on the Camino if we didn’t have a hill to climb.
Our accommodation tonight is much nicer than last night. We have experienced the highs and lows of accommodation now.
Last night we were the only people in the Albergue, I think word had spread about it. It wasn’t great, mould on the walls, dodgy showers, windows that opened onto another room instead of the outside. At least it was quite.
We found a nice little bar near the Albergue last night where the owner really enjoyed his work, the wine and the food was good. We went back in the morning for breakfast and had churros.
Two days to go! The weather forecast is not great.
Russ and Jan's Camino 