September 30, 2009
We must not be in Kansas anymore because we can’t understand anybody. Either that or we both have had major strokes.
The worst part about traveling is traveling or specifically getting to your destination to where you will be touring. It was 10 hours to London with a 2 hour layover, then a 2 hour flight to Madrid with a 5 hour layover and finally a 1 hour flight to Pamplona. I did like the fact that the alcoholic drinks were en gratis. I didn’t like the three security checks that we had to go through, especially the first where I was pulled aside for a personal check due to the aluminum wrapped lactose pills that I had stored in the pocket located halfway down my leg.
The first day of the tour is over and it was wonderful. We had an easy day of walking, only 5.1 miles from Roncesvalles at the Ibaneta Pass to Espinal. Emi and I wanted more miles, but one should be careful when wishing. Tomorrow will be longer. But the nice thing about today was the scenery, the people, and the food. The camino (trail) was through a beech forest which is not like anything found in California. It reminded me of a scene from the hobbit movie. Our fellow walkers are nice and we are doing a lot of life exchanges. And the food…most excellent. Dinner was a collection of small dishes, no not tapas, like roasted red peppers in olive oil, mushroom and borage, a certain kind of celery/thistle, a cod dish, and roasted lamb. The local merlot was part of the dinner and some of us ordered another bottle. Nancy, our guide, is a trove of information and she educates us so thoroughly that I feel like taking notes. We just came back from dinner and it is 11pm. Time to go to bed.
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