Estrella to Los Arcos- hiked 21.5 km in 30 plus degree heat. By five o'clock it was 35 degrees but we were enjoying ourselves at the town plaza- eating and drinking with our fellow peregrinos as they arrived. My day is dedicated to my little brother Pierre, who is a good, tall, fit 50 year old father, who reminds me of the men I have met on the Camino - men like him. Martin from Germany, Jordan from Holland, Joel from Calgary, Richard from Ireland, Martin from France, the list goes on!
We met up again with Sari and Katherina from Day 1 in Orisson- our Swedish/Dutch cum Aruba gay couple whom we have connected with on all levels. K has the biggest dimples, laughs and smiles all the time. Sari is a smart and sassy businesswoman who has a consulting business with offices all over Europe. We have the most fun with them!
Ju ditched us for a 30 year old male named Sebastien from Geneva. She wanted to tell her hubby back in San Francisco that she had "slept" with a 30 year old. Outrageous Ju!
I walk very fast for a short person- so let me share what I have been called recently, and I quote. Powerhouse, ball of fire, Speedy Gonzales, and about my personality, cheeky and did you know I am considered a Hobbit? That comes from Sari, who is 5 ft 10, we think.
One Québécois whom I walked with a bit, said I obviously was fit, because my one calf was bigger than his two together. Was that a compliment?
I have only fallen once on the Camino. Minor scrapes and bruises. A cyclist passed me and I looked up at his "tush" , no I mean the flag on the back of his bike, to see if I could identify his country, and I hit the dirt! There are a lot of mid-life crisis 40 year old Italian/Portuguese men cycling the Camino, and they are mostly courteous. There is the odd one who likes to see how close he can come to taking out a Peregrino (Pilgrim). Poor Kevin from England was almost a victim. I told the cyclist he was an "idiota.
Buenas noches querido hermano!
Love and gratitude from where I am, Los Arcos, Spain.
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