I found the ticket! Of course, I’m no longer the true pilgrim but there is a service that transfers your backpack to your next overnight stay for a mere five euro. No problem. We had another 17 mile walk today (and add an extra mile since I inadvertently took a scenic route to a small but beautiful town) I flew through the multiple vineyards on our route today without my 20 pound load on my back. I’ve turned from a turtle to a roadrunner skipping along the way.
Three liters of water each day is another secret to the skipping. No longer am I dehydrated. Plus my friend, Lizanne, who returned to England left me the most wonderful covers for blisters. She also introduced me to the hotel I spent two days recuperating and where I was able to come back to life. Then the best thing happened when I was lost walking out of Logrono in the morning. Tarja from Finland glanced up from her coffee and ran out of the cafe to greet me. We were reunited after four days of separation and walked together all day today. Plus Peter, Balz and Tammie’s friend, tracked me down in the evening in Najera and we all had dinner together. But before that we met Michael from North Caroline in the hostel and he shared the high end wine from the winery whose vineyards we walked through today. It cost him one euro and it was packaged in a box (not a bottle) and it was delicious.
Oh! Life is good again.
Today’s post is dedicated to Stella because she has the biggest smile in the world and even though she is as shy as she can be she can still melt your heart when she shows you those pearly whites. Thank you to Tory Davidson and her family for sponsoring Stella.
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