Camino lessons

My blog didn't get published yesterday.On the way out of Linares yesterday --- in the dark as usual-- about 7.45am, we missed an arrow leading off the path we were on and went 5-6 kms out of our way. I was encouraged in my belief that we were on the right track as we had a dozen other pilgrims with us all trying to find a yellow arrow. Well, we can't all be wrong surely!! And we wouldn't all miss seeing an arrow!! We did!!! It really knocked the stuffing out of me and turned a reasonable day of 19 kms into a daunting 25 kms. Was completely done in by the time we got to Tricastela. I had trouble getting off my bed to go to the nearby cafe for dinner which we shared with Robert from Byron Bay. However a good nights sleep restored my strength again and today we took a detour to Samos---one of my favourite days on the Camino.Not because of the monastery there which was closed but because of the beautiful walk into Samos and then out to San Mamed where we are staying. Mostly quiet country lanes covered with overhanging branches with moss covered rocks and everywhere green as green can be. Spent the whole day walking through this magical fairyland where you might have expected a hobbit to pop out of his burrow. The fact we had our second day of rain---light but persistent---didn't dampen our pleasure in the views.