We were out from the hotel no more than 5 minutes and we met a group of 4 women in our age group. Surprise, surprise, they were all Canadians from southern Ontario. Apparently, you can throw a stone in any direction and hit a Canadian. Why would that be?
Ok - I trained, I had plenty of workout muscle soreness that is suppose to make me a strong person with better character (hee hee). Well - a pair of 2 lb hiking boots had gained about 5 lbs each by the end of today - increased muchly by a +100m climb over the day's second last 1 km. Nice test for the first day. I have ever hiked 21 km, let alone with 25 lbs on my back. The 10 lbs I lost over the last month made no difference in the weight of the pack - disappointing!. It was still heavy by day's end. The good news is that my feet and muscles feel fine, just drained. We have called for medicinal beer drinking - a well know Camino cure for hiking fatigue.
Showering and laundry are the first order once we sign in at the local Albergue (cheap hostel-focus on the first word and let it modify your image of the second word)
It has been a beautiful day of sun and nice people from around the world. Kindness spoken with eyes, patience, and a willingness to help one another overcomes the language divide.
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Thats really exciting dad! Glad you had a good first day. Make sure you stretch at the end of the day! :)
ReplyDeleteWow!! What a great first day ... I guess Ted is a past master at this now. Looking forward to reading your posts - I am very envious!!! Say 'Hi' to Ted.
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