A typical day

Here is a typical day on the Camino de Santiago. We wake up about 5:30 am and leave the albergue (these are the hostals that we stay in that line the Camino.) We walk for two hours. As we walk we watch the sun rise and we pass pictuersque towns. At one of the little towns we get a cafe con leche. Coffee in Spain is always espresso so we are basically getting a latté and it only costs €1.50. We always eat outside on the patio and the street is a beautiful scenn of old houses with family crests on them.

After breakfast we walk for another two hours and we stop for coffee again and continue walking. We usaully arive at our desitnation between 1 and 2 in the afternoon.

The walking varies. There are some days where the views are breathtaking and the towns are picturesque, and there are other days where we walk through urban sprawl and we can hardly breath because of the fumes from the cars.

After we finish our day, we get lunch from the little shop. Lunch consists of cheese, nuts, cherries, and a drink. After we check into the albergue we meet up with our friends that we have made. We will play the guitar and talk. Some nights we go to mass and most nights we cook with friends at the albergue. The next day we start over. Its pretty wonderful!