Greetings. We have free internet today, so we thought we would write a quick update.
We had a great day again, the weather was gorgeous. It was cool in the morning, warming up to hot by noon. After filling our waterbottles with cold, fresh water at the local town fountain, we set off at 7:15. The scenery was again lovely, rolling hills with grain fields, vineyards and olive groves. No cows or sheep anymore. The sound of cowbells has given way to the sound of cuckoo birds. There are still lots of wildflowers, we have tried to take pictures of the different kinds. Somehow we ended up with more pictures of the brilliant red poppies than anything else. We will post some pictures when we figure out a way to do that. We also walked on an old old Roman road today and across several Roman bridges. We saw a pelican sitting on its nest on top of a bell tower.
The path was, for the most part, up and down through the countryside though we passed through 6 towns. In Puente la Reine we had our picture taken with St. James himself and had cafe con leche, sitting in a little sidewalk cafe in one of the narrow little streets. We had ice cream and a picnic lunch in Ciraqui; the church bell was just chiming noon as we came into town.
We have again met a number of interesting people, including a young man from Romania. He claims to be one of only two pilgrims from there. Canada, on the other hand, is well represented on the Camino, as is Germany and Australia.
Till next time; we are off for another Peregrino supper.
Hi Claire and Alice!
ReplyDeleteI'm enviously following your blog, and really enjoy reading about your adventure.
Keep up the good walk!
I am rather jealous! You are describing scenery that I still remember very clearly. Walk on, it gets better!
ReplyDeleteMichèle D.
Keep on trekking. We loved the cuckoos in the country and the doves in the towns. We did not see pelicans but did see lots of storks nesting in high places.
ReplyDeleteJane was big on cafe con leche, but then switched to cafe solo doublo. Michael preferred draught beer, which goes down well in the middle of the morning of you started walking at 7:30. Even better with a chocolate croissant. Also zumo de norange fresh from the orange-squeezing machine.
It is great to be able to follow your progress here in our cottage by a Northern Ontario lake.
Your posts are as interesting as the Canterbury Tales. We lone the details of the sights and sounds. Happy walking.
ReplyDeleteFran and Ken
It sounds like you are getting lots of tasty meals. I guess it's important to get your energy back after a busy day.
ReplyDeleteI have been following you on Google Earth. It is like I am with you, except I don't have to walk. Have you seen a Google vehicle? There are pictures all along the Camino and some are even Google Street View!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work, and enjoy!
I am loving your descriptions of the scenery, the atmosphere and the food! I am certainly enjoying taking those steps beside you - much, much easier from here. Keep up the good work!
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