Grogan
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Francis (April 2015)
21 April 2015 - Triacastela to Morgade -- Best I can tell, 29 Kms
Was a wonderful morning, with a bit of a chill, leaving Triacastela today -- not too many pilgrims on the march --- very quiet and peaceful -- took the route to Sarria vs the alternate route towards Samos -- did not want to add 7 or so extra kms -- yep -- lazy today -- Lots of uphills on this route -- it was pretty much interval training all day -- uphill, heart beating hard -- flatten out a bit, heart rate to normal -- uphill, flat and so on -- until it was time to go downhill -- Big Sad Face -- but slow and steady, Z stepping worked out pretty good.
Saw the strangest thing this morning - it was a Slug Super Highway -- not sure I have ever seen so many slugs on the move -- I mean they were slowly sliming their way along the trail -- at a slug's pace (wonder how many will turn into Slug Jerky when the Sun gets going?) -- I am sure this is also a salt free zone -- Ha -- (not that I have any personal experience with slugs and salt) -- I wonder if you can eat slugs? Oh-well, it was pretty interesting.
In Sarria, ran into Norm from Idaho -- recently retired, 65 years old, and moving out like a pack mule. We have been bumping into each other almost daily now. Really nice guy -- we had a beer and then I moved out, Norm was going to stay in Sarria.
So after a nice stop in Sarria -- pushed on -- wanted to cover another 10 kms before stopping for the day -- so moving along and enjoying the pace when out of no where -- thunderstorm -- it looked like this puppy was all around me -- could see the rain slashing down in the distance -- and then the Lightening -- yep -- I am thinking to myself -- only 100 kms from Santiago and I am going to get zapped by Lightening (wow -- that would be one heck of a spiritual message).
So decided to stop at the next whatever place -- prior to this moment in time, you could not swing a dead cat by the tail without hitting a place to stay -- now -- yep - nada - so threw on the rain jacket and started moving out -- staying low (wondering if earbuds are a bad thing in a Lightening Strom?) -- finally found a place and stopped even though they had no internet -- if you get hit by lightening, lack of internet is kind of a mute point.
Nice Old Cow Guy -- so prior to the storm moving in -- I was going through a village and see the cows being released from their little field and being moved via main road to another field -- old guy with smart, big dog (Some Type of German Shepard -- lots of them around here) leading the way - was going to video the Cows (action movie), but instead gave the old guy a very nice good day in Spanish -- he immediately walks towards me, his friendly guard dog watching closely -- and I am thinking -- humm -- this will be interesting -- So Nice Old Guy (with few working teeth) starts rattling off Spanish -- all I can understand is Santiago -- so I say Si -- and he is so happy -- next thing I know he reaches into his pockets and pulls out two walnuts and gives them to me -- so I am thinking (1) eat the walnuts for energy to get to Santiago or (2) carry the walnuts to Santiago as an offering -- Old Guy still talking and I am just nodding my head in agreement -- finally I say thank you in Spanish and the Old guy beams and shakes my hand that is holding the walnuts -- Well Santiago -- Here I come bearing gifts --- hope you like walnuts because that is what I am bringing.
Crazy Pilgrim encounter during Storm -- as I am trying to move out and find a place to shelter -- I see coming the opposite direction a Pilgrim -- Old Guy -- he raises his hands at me -- I stop -- He points to the storm -- I say Si -- he then mutters -- The Camino -- and I say Si -- we both move on -- me heading towards Santiago -- the Old Guy Pilgrim, the opposite direction towards the storm -- I am thinking a slight electrical jolt might actually be good for this fellow.
Had a Wonderful dinner with four Germans a Swed and a Tia Lady -- Cannot make this stuff up : )
Buen Camino
Was a wonderful morning, with a bit of a chill, leaving Triacastela today -- not too many pilgrims on the march --- very quiet and peaceful -- took the route to Sarria vs the alternate route towards Samos -- did not want to add 7 or so extra kms -- yep -- lazy today -- Lots of uphills on this route -- it was pretty much interval training all day -- uphill, heart beating hard -- flatten out a bit, heart rate to normal -- uphill, flat and so on -- until it was time to go downhill -- Big Sad Face -- but slow and steady, Z stepping worked out pretty good.
Saw the strangest thing this morning - it was a Slug Super Highway -- not sure I have ever seen so many slugs on the move -- I mean they were slowly sliming their way along the trail -- at a slug's pace (wonder how many will turn into Slug Jerky when the Sun gets going?) -- I am sure this is also a salt free zone -- Ha -- (not that I have any personal experience with slugs and salt) -- I wonder if you can eat slugs? Oh-well, it was pretty interesting.
In Sarria, ran into Norm from Idaho -- recently retired, 65 years old, and moving out like a pack mule. We have been bumping into each other almost daily now. Really nice guy -- we had a beer and then I moved out, Norm was going to stay in Sarria.
So after a nice stop in Sarria -- pushed on -- wanted to cover another 10 kms before stopping for the day -- so moving along and enjoying the pace when out of no where -- thunderstorm -- it looked like this puppy was all around me -- could see the rain slashing down in the distance -- and then the Lightening -- yep -- I am thinking to myself -- only 100 kms from Santiago and I am going to get zapped by Lightening (wow -- that would be one heck of a spiritual message).
So decided to stop at the next whatever place -- prior to this moment in time, you could not swing a dead cat by the tail without hitting a place to stay -- now -- yep - nada - so threw on the rain jacket and started moving out -- staying low (wondering if earbuds are a bad thing in a Lightening Strom?) -- finally found a place and stopped even though they had no internet -- if you get hit by lightening, lack of internet is kind of a mute point.
Nice Old Cow Guy -- so prior to the storm moving in -- I was going through a village and see the cows being released from their little field and being moved via main road to another field -- old guy with smart, big dog (Some Type of German Shepard -- lots of them around here) leading the way - was going to video the Cows (action movie), but instead gave the old guy a very nice good day in Spanish -- he immediately walks towards me, his friendly guard dog watching closely -- and I am thinking -- humm -- this will be interesting -- So Nice Old Guy (with few working teeth) starts rattling off Spanish -- all I can understand is Santiago -- so I say Si -- and he is so happy -- next thing I know he reaches into his pockets and pulls out two walnuts and gives them to me -- so I am thinking (1) eat the walnuts for energy to get to Santiago or (2) carry the walnuts to Santiago as an offering -- Old Guy still talking and I am just nodding my head in agreement -- finally I say thank you in Spanish and the Old guy beams and shakes my hand that is holding the walnuts -- Well Santiago -- Here I come bearing gifts --- hope you like walnuts because that is what I am bringing.
Crazy Pilgrim encounter during Storm -- as I am trying to move out and find a place to shelter -- I see coming the opposite direction a Pilgrim -- Old Guy -- he raises his hands at me -- I stop -- He points to the storm -- I say Si -- he then mutters -- The Camino -- and I say Si -- we both move on -- me heading towards Santiago -- the Old Guy Pilgrim, the opposite direction towards the storm -- I am thinking a slight electrical jolt might actually be good for this fellow.
Had a Wonderful dinner with four Germans a Swed and a Tia Lady -- Cannot make this stuff up : )
Buen Camino