A Tad Miscalculation

One’s Michelin guide is ALWAYS correct…right??!! I mean we pay good money for accurate calculations and all the various tips they supply. Yep! That was our first mistake…believing the Michelin guide.  Well, most of it was correct. We left early morning and had breakfast of omelette and cafe con leche in the most delightful town. The Carrion family were martyred here centuries ago and they STILL haven’t forgotten the injustice and sacrifice. They erected a statue of the patriarch as a pilgrim. The school and ancient monestary  bare their names. Sweet citizens who passed us tipped their hats and blessed us with”BuenCamino!” Such kindness seems to accompany the pilgrim.

And the guide told us that we would travel an old Roman road that is desolate of “facilities” including water, bathrooms or people.  It was absolutely correct of the beauty of the farmland; the constant presence of the snow capped mountain range to our right. It informed us that once you begin you can finish or turn back. NO facilities are available. HOWEVER, the distance calculated was INCORRECT. The 12 mile trek to Camino Real was 16 miles.  The good news is WE MADE IT!!! We sang Zippidee Do Da, You’ve Got a Friend in Me. We considered Amazing Grace but it sounded a bit funeralistic. Ernest kept telling me that the buzzards were circling. But, we made it.

Tomorrow we will be the oddest couple on the Camino. We will be two almost naked people walking with a clothes line between us. We were filthy and washed all our clothes. The dry air we experienced this afternoon has turned to a frigid wind.  What can I say?

Buen Camino!

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