Longest Day Yet | Day 8

I left early this morning, it was dark, and my headlamp was packed away deep in my backpack. I just followed some other pilgrims at a distance to make sure I didn’t fall in a hole.

Today’s 18 1/2 miles took us through more vineyards and up over high hills and steep valleys. I ran into the fellow, pushing the other fellow in a wheelchair and found out they are actually from South Korea. Fellow pushing is a South Korean Marine, and the fellow in the chair is paralyzed from the waist down. I got to spend some good time talking with them, and then hanging out in a pilgrim oasis in Viano. Good people.

I got to Logrono at 12:30. I guess that means I went 18 1/2 miles in six hours. And I got to stop a couple of times and rest. I’m getting a good workout.:)

And if it wasn’t for the yellow arrows on the Camino de Santiago, I’d be lost.

We passed the 100 mile mark today.