Today our ol´ buddy the Camino threw another obstacle at us. Sun. Lots of hot hot sun. For those of you who have met me or even just seen me from afar, you know that me and the sun do not get along well. But I am happy to report that even after the 12k stretch of no towns, no trees, no shade and no water fountains, Jess and I are both alive, and best of all, I have only a very minor sun burn! Yay!
We finally reached the tiny town called Los Arcos that we are staying in tonight around 3:30, after what felt like days of walking in the desert. Jess and I were both a little loopy from the heat, and decided it would be a great town to film a Spanish spaghetti western in, and oddly enough both of us were kinda walking like John Wayne......not on purpose however, it was more due to the various sore body parts. But a lovely little hostel awaited us offering cold showers, comfortable beds, and free massages! What more do you need? Oh right, food. We will venture out in the heat again in a little while to find something delicious to eat, but for now, relaxing is priority #1.
Also, you will all be happy to know that I am now a true pilgrim; yesterday I bought a walking stick. It is just lovely. Polished wood and super for navigating tricky mud puddles or steep hills! Also it makes this fantastic clicking noise when I walk, which I´m sure is annoying to everyone else. But I dont care. I like my stick. And I have only tripped over it twice! Pilgrim, yes. Coordinated, no.
The very last thing I need to discuss today is how delicious octopus is. Sounds like it would be weird and lots of people may find it gross, but I swear, it was possibly the most fantastic thing I have ever tasted! Fried up with some paprika and garlic and olive oil, mmmm!! How can something that looks so gross when it´s alive be so tasty when it´s cooked up?
Well my internet time is almost up, so I´m going to have to let Jess tell you about the wine fountain we stopped at earlier today, because I felt it was more important to talk about octopus. Yep, that´s how good it was, it preceeded wine in my list of priorities.
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4 comments:
mmmm sounds delicious. So glad you guys are having fun and enjoyed the sun (well you know what i mean, you can hide from it and enjoy it at the same time...i know how it feels to be a whitey)
You reached the wine fountain!! That is absolutley amazing, cant wait to hear about it. I am totally addicted to your blog (i check it far too many times a day and i no longer have a facebook addiction because of it..lol)
Have a great night :)
Becky, are you sure the walking like John Wayne was from sore body parts or did the wine fountain have something to do with it??
Love, mom
The wine fountain, woohoo!! I would probably call it a day and stay there for the remainder of the trip! haha. I am happy to hear that you're enjoying the sun!
Keep on treking!
Miss you and love you!
Barbie
haha I'm thoroughly impressed you caved and bought a stick. possibly even more impressive is the bond you have obviously made on contact with said stick. I'm glad things are going well and you're having fun amidst what I can only imagine is a world of pain. Maybe i'll get off my musician ass and walk somewhere sometime... for now though, TTC is the way to be.
Miss ya
Yo' Bro
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