Today we celebrated Monica´s birthday and we decided there was no better way to celebrate. We picniced under olive trees and toasted with many pilgrims from many countries at our pilgrim dinner.
Part of our group slept in today and had to really hurry to get out. We made it in 40 minutes which is much faster than yesterday. I am amazed at how long it takes to pack a knapsack in the morning. The cafe con leche is amazing here (I think that is because I have to walk over an hour to get it in the morning.) Today we had breakfast in Estella. Soon after Estella we stumbled upon a public fountain of not just water but wine. This fountain was established by a local wine family and they provide wine for all the pilgrims. Elizabeth led us in a communion service along with people from Switzerland, Spain, New Zealand, United States and France. We filled our water jugs with wine and continued on our way.
We were nervous about reaching our destination for this evening because of the steep ascent and the limited sleeping accommodations available. With the next auberge located another 16 K away it was essential that we find a place to sleep. All the other pilgrims were trying to get there ahead of the group of 7 Canadians!!
We did make it and found a room which had 13 mattresses on the floor and were very grateful for a place to sleep. I am so glad I brought earplugs!! Tom the refugios were exactly what I thought OH LA LA!
Ann from the US gave me a counselling session on simplicity and purging my knapsack. Apparently I have the heaviest bag and have to learn to let go. However the fear of getting sick and having injuries is too great for me to give up my meds. However I did purge some items and gave them as a gift to the Refugio. Haven´t parted with my mascara yet though!!
I will post pictures when I get to a computer with a USB port.
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