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[QUOTE="mspath, post: 393848, member: 7963"] Or have a cup of tea! Every day brings new experiences on the camino; each morning you never can be truly certain of what might occur as time passes, with whom you will be and where you might stop. All is just the 'luck of the draw', ie happenstance. October 2013 bouncing along alone towards Najera through acres of recently harvested Rioja vineyards in the cold early morning air (0 Celsius!) under an ice blue sky all was glorious; the type of morning you dream about for walking. I had planned to stop at my favorite 'hidden' hilltop nook on that Ventosa-Najera stretch to sit and rest in the sun while eating a biscuit or two. When I arrived two guys were already seated in 'my nook' their backs to the path; nary a pack was visible. Were they 'woodsmen' (anxiously I recalled dystopian movie scenes) or pilgrims? Slowly I walked a few meters further; they saw me as I with RELIEF spoted their pilgrim shells and we three shouted '[I]Hola[/I]!' simultaneously. Charming and most gracious they offered me delicious HOT tea brewed on a primus stove; we chatted while sipping tea and enjoying the biscuits. From Germany and Holland these two guys had met while walking; now they were sharing the way. After Santiago they planned to walk south to Cadiz and cross to North Africa for the winter. After our teatime was finished we shook hands and continued on our mutual ways. [URL='https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NiJKr0y7AaI/TxGF0HXywCI/AAAAAAAAGIw/UP6KUuanklM/s400/10First%2520sunrise%2520leaving%2520St%2520Jean%2520Pied%2520de%2520Port.jpg%5B/img%5D'][IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--m82SiA8qMc/UwHcZ7FR5ZI/AAAAAAAAO2s/Kj0QstM24Ug/s400/To_Viana__ad_hoc_lunch_mates.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/ [/QUOTE]
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