I'm into day 4 of the camino now and my body is starting to realise that walking that distance is not an easy task! Day one went very well, we passed over the pyrenees to end the day in a monastery which slept around 100 people in one large room! This place had a great atmosphere with loads of people feeling excited and anxious about the ready if the trip! That night we are the pilgrims menu which was a delicious 3 course meal then all curled up into bed by around 21:30! You'd think when you go top bed so early it would be ready to wake up early, this is not the case! We were woken up around 6:30 to the sound of a recorder followed by a walking guitar player who had an affinity for the beatles! What a lovely way to wake up, even if out was so early! The guitar playing continued on until we left the building with some simon and garfunkel and bob dylan following the beatles! That got the second day off to a roaring start!
The second day was a lot easier then having to across a mountain pass! We also joined up with another girl so there were 3 of us walking together along the path together. We had a great time chatting and getting to know each other. We stopped in Larrasoaña where we had a beet outside the cafe and welcomed other pilgrims to the town. The hostel was not the best, the bathrooms leave much to be desired but there was a lovely atmosphere with everyone together!
day 3 was an interesting day, we decided to go a bit farther than most people and stop 6 km from where everyone else was due to stop. That was a great idea until we arrived at our stop, only to discover that the hostel we were planning on stopping at is closed this year! That meant we had another 6 km to go before the next hostel! It also started raining at this point! However at the end of the gill we had to climb the sun came out and we had beautiful warm sunshine for the remaining hours we had to walk! However we were definitely beat by the time we arrived! A great high of that say was we got to ring a church bell at the to of the steeple! Don't think many people have done that!
After our dramatic and exhausting day yesterday we took it easy today and enjoyed the countryside and the lovely views offered from out strenuous climbing and enjoyed looking at all the wild flowers growing along the way. We have arrived early at the hostel so we have time to relax, unwind, have a beer and then get cooking! We're also lucky that we managed to get a room to ourselves there so no snoring!
