Sunday, 2 March 2014
Day 5
I struck out on my own today leaving the 6 disciples (now 5) behind. The rain was gentler than yesterday but non stop. It fitted really nicely with the 1984 audio book I was listening to which is all about a very bleak and dreary communist dystopia. About lunch time I'd had enough solitude and my equipment had reached it's waterproof limit. However I did still have some gas in the tank and ploughed on day dreaming of a nice hot shower. At around 4pm after walking 30km I felt I was done and the rain was getting heavier. The next town the Aubergues were closed, then the next town closed again. Eventually after walking 40km (two days of walking in my schedule) I arrived a cold, hungry, drowned rat at a town called Estella. All was worth it to be reunited with friends from previous days and...my Camino dad who immediately made me a coffee, found a big warm blanket, a bowl of soup and a plate of pasta. Then followed the best sleep of the whole Camino.
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Well done Jane, better to be ahead of schedule than behind. Where's your poncho? Mum and I are in sunny Pila. Lots of love.
ReplyDeleteLovely stuff!
ReplyDeleteWhat a trooper. Keep the news rolling in.
ReplyDeleteYou're also troopers for following me this far! Promise the entries will get shorter and google will no longer try to "translate".
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ReplyDeleteReally interesting so far Jane...I have 3 or so weeks to catch up on so loving it :-). You are indeed a trooper; 40km is practically a marathon!! Lots of love x
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