Vineyards along the Camino 
Puente la Reina
Passing through villages
Looking back on the village of Cirauqui as we head toward Lorca, more
fields of vineyards
Today was the sunniest day on the Camino so far. We walked through a handful of towns and villages and saw our first vineyards of the trip! We also crossed some magnificent stone medieval bridges on our 12.6 mile journey.
Mary and I continue to be amazed by the diversity of pilgrims traveling the Camino and their stories! Last night at dinner our table of eight included 4 Norwegians, a German, an Israelite and us. Ronan is 33 yrs old and lives in Tel Aviv. He is Jewish and seems very comfortable on this Catholic pilgrimage despite parting ways from his girlfriend a few days earlier on the trip. We are also surprised by how many people have returned multiple times to do the Camino. Olga from last nights dinner is a German doctor who is walking it for the third time.
In the first week, we have met people from Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, South Africa, Israel, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, England, France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and several states in the U.S.
Hello Mary and Sam, you must be so proud of completing a full week on the Camino! Mary I must say you are lookin good in your hiking boots and shorts! Too bad about the guy from Cincinnati dropping out, does that happen alot? Such beautiful sunny days, I'm hoping you two have sunscreen ....
ReplyDeleteHi mom - in the time it took you to hike miles through Spain over the past week I have finally figured out how to post a message on this website!
ReplyDeleteGlad you two are trekking along and already beating out the competition!
The grapes, bridges, and vineyards look beautiful! Glad to hear of the sunshine and the people across the globe.
ReplyDeleteKeep on trekkin'
Leah