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TRAVEL BLOG ENTRY
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Day after day, walking through beautiful landscapes, talking with interesting people, and on and on. We have, however, started to entertain ourselves with curious events and observances, of which I will share.
Beer is sold in vending machines here for a mere 1 Euro...cheaper than a coca cola! Jacob sometimes takes one for the team, and buys one so I can ice my tired knees, and then of course, he indulges in the free flowing local brew of Spain. What a sorry life we´re leading. Most of the French and Spaniards have left us now, as their summer holiday is coming to an end, which means no more laughing at them chain smoking in the rain, while hiking up a huge hill, and singing at the same time. Gotta love their sporty selves. And speaking of sport, we have learned a new sport drink from the Germans, which is beer and sprite before and after exercise for energy as well as recuperation. Jacob has said to try this sometimes, except Sprite is not as easily available as beer. Hmm, we´ll keep you updated on this dilemma. In the meantime I´ve discovered a new best friend, the oh so lovely coffee machines found at most of the albergues. Wondefully sweet coffee at the push of a button, for only 50 euro. This makes my day, although this should come as no surprise to most of you.
We´re still walking with our German friends, but have come upon some more interesting folks from around the world. We met two very blonde bubbly girls from the Faro Islands (forgive my spelling, I hadn´t even heard of them before now). They´re situated between England and Ireland and have their own language. Also, there´s a great walker from Namibia, a white south African woman who motivates us up the hills. We´ve reached the sun, finally, and are having nice cool walks in the morning and trying to fit in our 30 km a day walks before 1 pm when the heat gets to be too much. Today is our last day with a lively group from Portugal of 38 people! You can imagine how this crowds our limited albergue space, PLUS they sing incessantly...and that´s no exageration. Damn those cheery John Denver songs, of which flow from everywhich way. Europeans, for some reason, know County Road word for word and aren´t afraid to belt it. It was conforting at first, and now a big pain in my behind.
Blister update: Jacob has just recently developed two pretty painful blisters on his heels under very thick calluses, which can never be good. I´m still blister free, and the envy of pretty much every pilgrim as you can see most limping and staggering around town. Pictures to come soon...
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Robert N Adams says:
Hey Jacob and Robin, great blog! I'm glad to see you made it this far. Sounds great except for the blisters, but that's expected. I haven't replaced you yet. It's hard to settle for less than the best. Have fun.