Another short walk today only 21 km, but our feet are still finding the final 5-6 km hard. Undulating country through many vineyards - the wines of Navarra are very good (we´ll soon hit La Rioja - the Borrossa of Spain). Ray just read what I wrote and thought it should read "another killer walk today" (what a woos).
About 10am Ray got on his knees and praised the lord, no it wasn´t a religious conversion he´d just found out you can buy San Miguel Especial in large cans for about $A1!! and it´s (5.4% proof - not like your nancy aussie beer) - he can´t wait to get back to queensland and spread the Word (I´m trying to discourage him, the camino will turn into the biggest pub crawl in the world!).
The Albergues get better as we go along, the ones run by the municipality are great. This one costs E5.50 (about $A8.50 and that includes breakfast). The rooms include about 10 bunks and two showers, communal kichen and laundry, gardens etc. One thing about the camino there´s no room for false modesty, if you can´t handel stripping down to your undies in front of strangers and sharing showers with men and women (with no locks on doors) you may find it hard - it all gets very relaxed after a while.
last night we ate at a lovely little bar in Puente de La Reina and shared a good bottle of Navaras best red. Puente de... like most of the towns and cities around here are hotbeds of Basque nationalism, irrikunas (the basque flag) and posters calling for self -determination are everywhere. The people are very friendly and helpfull if you can speak Spanish and will go out of there way to assist (if they know your basque even better).
We keep meeting up with many of the same people all the time We got in to this albergue about half an hour ago and showered, washed some clothes and are now relaxing. Later we´ll go out for a meal. I´m still waking about 4am which is a nuisance.
The camino is many ways a metaphor for life and it teaches many lessons. Here´s the first two of Ruben´s camino lessons-
1. Buy most of your beer, wine and spirits at supermarkets you´ll save a fortune.
2. Travel light, most possessions are just an unnecessary burden (I´ve lost my shampoo, a pair of undies my sleeping bag liner etc and I done well without them) . In fact Ray came without a towel ("towels are for wankers!). That´s all for now folks.
ps saw our first menhirs today (look it up!)
About 10am Ray got on his knees and praised the lord, no it wasn´t a religious conversion he´d just found out you can buy San Miguel Especial in large cans for about $A1!! and it´s (5.4% proof - not like your nancy aussie beer) - he can´t wait to get back to queensland and spread the Word (I´m trying to discourage him, the camino will turn into the biggest pub crawl in the world!).
The Albergues get better as we go along, the ones run by the municipality are great. This one costs E5.50 (about $A8.50 and that includes breakfast). The rooms include about 10 bunks and two showers, communal kichen and laundry, gardens etc. One thing about the camino there´s no room for false modesty, if you can´t handel stripping down to your undies in front of strangers and sharing showers with men and women (with no locks on doors) you may find it hard - it all gets very relaxed after a while.
last night we ate at a lovely little bar in Puente de La Reina and shared a good bottle of Navaras best red. Puente de... like most of the towns and cities around here are hotbeds of Basque nationalism, irrikunas (the basque flag) and posters calling for self -determination are everywhere. The people are very friendly and helpfull if you can speak Spanish and will go out of there way to assist (if they know your basque even better).
We keep meeting up with many of the same people all the time We got in to this albergue about half an hour ago and showered, washed some clothes and are now relaxing. Later we´ll go out for a meal. I´m still waking about 4am which is a nuisance.
The camino is many ways a metaphor for life and it teaches many lessons. Here´s the first two of Ruben´s camino lessons-
1. Buy most of your beer, wine and spirits at supermarkets you´ll save a fortune.
2. Travel light, most possessions are just an unnecessary burden (I´ve lost my shampoo, a pair of undies my sleeping bag liner etc and I done well without them) . In fact Ray came without a towel ("towels are for wankers!). That´s all for now folks.
ps saw our first menhirs today (look it up!)
Hi guys,
ReplyDeleteJason here.Sounds like you're having some fine times,very jealous.Reads like some sort of boys own adventure series.Can't wait till 2011.
Anyway take care of yourselves and untill the next installment,
Onwards and upwards!
Jason.