Anniesantiago
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Tonight we are in Portomarin in a nice new hostel. We saw the advert on the road.
We have left the municipal circuit and are paying 7 to 9 euros for private alburgues. Since we have done this, we have not seen any more bedbutgs, although we have seen plenty of folks with bites. I am still spraying my bed, even though we have changed to privates. The little buggers are not fussy!
We are only walking half stages and are trying to figure out where to go from Santiago, still.
We thought maybe going back to the Plata, but I have to admit, I am tiring of the people. This is more of a race than ever. I had a woman run ahead of me in Sarria to throw her things on the bed I was headed for.. it was silly and made me feel really sad. People are RUNNING RUNNING RUNNING... we have taken to singing the song from Alice in Wonderland,
I´m late!
I´m late!
For a very important date!
when they pass us at ridiculous rates of speed, or get up at 4 in the morning and try to walk in the dark. I had three young girls ask me if I knew where the road was the other day. I had just gotten up to use the toilet. It was about 5 am and dark as night can be. I told them, but felt like saying, Maybe if you waited until the sun came up you could SEE the road¿¿
Anyway... it does not feel very spiritual, rather more like a race, which I am not interested in.
So, maybe we will NOT go back to the Plata.
Maybe I am finished with the Camino this time around.
Feeling blue.
Barcelona is having floods and much of Spain is having rain right now. So far, we have been lucky and have only had a few sprinkles, but the weather is definitely changing to autumn.
I think we may go to Rome, then southern Italy and take a ferry to Greece...
but not sure yet.
We have about 4 more days until we reach Santiago. I have lost some weight, which makes me very happy...
Not much more news...
I am weary this time around... homesick...tired of pilgrims... a bit depressed.
Wish the sun would shine...
We have left the municipal circuit and are paying 7 to 9 euros for private alburgues. Since we have done this, we have not seen any more bedbutgs, although we have seen plenty of folks with bites. I am still spraying my bed, even though we have changed to privates. The little buggers are not fussy!
We are only walking half stages and are trying to figure out where to go from Santiago, still.
We thought maybe going back to the Plata, but I have to admit, I am tiring of the people. This is more of a race than ever. I had a woman run ahead of me in Sarria to throw her things on the bed I was headed for.. it was silly and made me feel really sad. People are RUNNING RUNNING RUNNING... we have taken to singing the song from Alice in Wonderland,
I´m late!
I´m late!
For a very important date!
when they pass us at ridiculous rates of speed, or get up at 4 in the morning and try to walk in the dark. I had three young girls ask me if I knew where the road was the other day. I had just gotten up to use the toilet. It was about 5 am and dark as night can be. I told them, but felt like saying, Maybe if you waited until the sun came up you could SEE the road¿¿
Anyway... it does not feel very spiritual, rather more like a race, which I am not interested in.
So, maybe we will NOT go back to the Plata.
Maybe I am finished with the Camino this time around.
Feeling blue.
Barcelona is having floods and much of Spain is having rain right now. So far, we have been lucky and have only had a few sprinkles, but the weather is definitely changing to autumn.
I think we may go to Rome, then southern Italy and take a ferry to Greece...
but not sure yet.
We have about 4 more days until we reach Santiago. I have lost some weight, which makes me very happy...
Not much more news...
I am weary this time around... homesick...tired of pilgrims... a bit depressed.
Wish the sun would shine...