We.re past the half way point =it seems to have gone so quickly= Have had a great 2 days. In Carrion we went out to dinner with Christine=Florida=sat down and Peter =walks in=first we had seen Peter for 15 days==he was in fine form. Went to mass then and at the end they asked all the pilgrims there to come up to the front==about 50 of us =and spent 30 minutes giving us a special Pilgrim blessing in about 6 languages==Peter did us proud for the english section. Then back to our Albergue run by 3 Augustine Nuns and They had a 30 minute ceremony for us too ==They have us each a paper star that they had personally coloured¿light to carry?and also gave us all a personal blessing=hands on our heads. Felt very blessed after all that. While we were at dinner, Chris waved at a woman looking through the window and she came and joined us=Eva==74 from Switzerland. She started the same day as us but her knees were playing up and she had decided to get a bus to Leon. She had trouble a few days before and an Aussie woman had carried her 12kg pack for her several Kms to the next village=carrying Evas pack in front of her.
Jo and I got away at 6.30 this morning==facing an 18km stretch to start=no villages=then at 10km mark someone had set up a caravan to sell tea coffee and food=we took the opportunity to rest. Caught up with Christine there and walked with her for an hour or two. Got to Terradillos at 1PM =delighted we got in so early after 27kms=but dead flat=so we moved slightly faster. Have a room with 3 NORMAL beds=not double bunks. Later in the afternoon peter walked in and is staying with us here. Have just had a wild storm with a lot of hail=thankful that we were not out in that. two different routes to go tomorrow=Jo and I thinking of going our different ways for a couple of days=stay tuned for developments
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Wow separating. that will be another good experience you seem to have the same walking pace so probably end up at same places or planning on that anyway? Great that you are going so well. hope the foot is healing. I presume you heard Uncle Kevin died in his sleep. big funeral 99 and 9 months. great life. Continually amazed at you both for this journey. More blessings coming your way. Love and warm hugs Maz
wow - walking separately for a bit - how wonderful too! Would be great to have both experiences. It all sounds so wonderful - loving your blogs Chris - I hope this reply works. I tried a couple of time to leave blogs here and on Jo's blog but my computer decided 'no' ...
You got a score of 9 in last weeks footy comp - all but 1 - well done -and I'd lost the formula so had to make it up.
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