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My first camino. May 2018
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[QUOTE="california smith, post: 638289, member: 78429"] May 8th: This morning is foggy with moisture in the air. I go down to meet Serge near the camino again. I stretch and say hello to others as I wait for him to arrive. I bought a walking stick for 12 euros the night before so I cant wait to test it out. He arrives and we head out. It is a short time before we "descend" into as small forest, here I feel a strange and eerie sensation. I say to Serge "Its sort of creepy here isnt it?" I just felt uneasy but I kept it mostly to myself. As we exit the forest there is a large board that shows the history of the forest. Apparently the area was once inhabited by a community of real witches! I kind of laugh to myself and wonder if I have some sort of heightened psychic awareness. "I told you Serge,l told you!" I say and he laughs and says "ya you are good!" At the end of the forest is a nice quaint village town. I begin to feel the hang of the camino and I am happy. Here are green fields of pasture and invigorated pilgrims. Every once in a while when there is a good view Serge pulls out a small stuffed toy penguin and props it up for a photograph. " its for my little girl" he says, the toy was a gift from his youngest adopted daughter. We reach the town of Zubiri. I am exhausted and must stay here even if Larrasoana is only 2 miles away. Serge with his long legs is going on. I say "ill see you on the camino" but I know this is the last time I will see him and I watch him walk back into the forest... I find a nice cafe on a corner and order a pizza. As it comes out another pilgrim I recognize turns the corner and I invite him for a slice! After eating I begin to find a place to stay for the night and I decide to see how the municipal albergue is like. As it turns out I was one of the first in the albergue, something that would unknowingly become a common occurrence. I recall it costing no more than 7 euros here. The only drawback to me was the military style showers, no dividers, just naked with a bunch of strangers! Its okay, nature of the camino I say. I go back to rest on my bed as I am reading a book a young group is getting ready to go explore a bit for some food and drink. One of them, Sophie, asked if I would like to join. Amazing! Of course I'll come. We introduce ourselves and have a nice evening eating, drinking, laughing and playing pool. We head back and call it a night. Thanks for your responses! Perhaps I will upload some photographs! [/QUOTE]
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