You know how there is that song, I think it is America the Beautiful, and it talks about purple mountains majesty, well America may have the purple mountain thing going on, but Spain has a beauty all its own. As I walk it is so beautiful to look out and see the hillsides covered with wheat a toasted yellow color, intermingled with poppies, that are this deep orange-red. Since I wrote last I have walked from Cizur Manor to Puenta la Renia and then today I ended in Estella. I think that growing up my whole life in the Pacific Northwest has made me prone to bringing the rain with me when I go sunny places :) . The last couple of days have been rainy, with today being one of the first with significant sun.
All the walking has begun to get tiring, but I am still enjoying my time. We have joined in the Spanish tradition of taking a siesta in the afternoons after we arrive at the refugio. The refugios have so far been very nice. Tonight was the first time we were in one with a kitchen so we made dinner. Just pasta and sauce.
Well I am pretty tired so not much else to say, but I will try to have something more interesting to write about next time.
Side Note: I know that my posts have had many spelling errors and typing mistakes, sorry if it makes it difficult to read, the Internet here is timed, so I am always typing in a hurry, and I tend to make quite a few mistakes.
Also, in case you were wondering I am not travelling alone, I am with a friend Kelly, so if I start referring to ¨we¨ that is why.
tired pilgrim,
Amanda
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About Me
- Amanda
- I am a literature and religious studies dork, who is a book addict, has future aspirations of being the editor of the Oxford English Dictionary and is currently attending Princeton Seminary. If I am not reading a book I am usually playing soccer or rugby.
Map of The Road to Santiago
