With most of it through level landscape and no towns to stop in! Translation: I carry water and provisions! Nothing new for me :-). Although carrying 2 liters of water makes the 9 kg backpack become 11 kg :-)
Usually I walk alone...with other pelegrinos ahead or behind. And none that I have met along Camino. This day...my Camino friends Rochelle, Doug, Jill were either ahead or behind me! So that was fun!
And had a fabulous treat! As I came to a 'cruce' and was looking for the way marker, I saw this group of pelegrinos sitting have food. I did not see a way marker so was just about to ask the group 'which way?' when I saw that they were sitting in front of the way marker which pointed to the path to the left of the 'cruce'. I started down the path and as I walked past I said hello and told them what had been going through my mind about looking fit the way marker. They all asked if I had eaten as they had lots of food to share. I declined and they asked if I was sure. Then I decided 'ok'. And as I pulled off my pack and sat down, one asked did I want bread? And what did I want on my sandwich? Jamon? Cheese? Apple? Sardines?
And what a great lunch I had with this group! I thought what can I share--voila half of a Sharfenberger dark chocolate bar. Gladly accepted. And spritzes to everyone's hands from my mini spray bottle filled with a few drops of Purification and Thieves essential oil blends mixed with water! My version of hand sanitizer! Gladly accepted and all commented how nice the smell! I was grateful to have these simple things to share!
Then we each packed up including our trash and walked on!
As it turned out, I met up with this group again that night at the albergue! Synchronistic since the town (Mansilla de las Mulas) had several albergues to chose from to stay. AND I asked who wanted to join in to cook and share dinner as it was about 4 when I arrived along with Rochelle. Next thing we knew the veggies I chopped up along with uncooked rice left behind became with other additions like chicken and peppers -- paella! PS--Pays to have a sharp Swiss Army knife otherwise I'd still be chopping those veggies :-)
Another treat! Thank you Source!
Yet another treat--an on-site massage therapist! Carlos was great -- he gave up his job in finances to study massage therapy and now set up a donation-only practice at this albergue! Lucky for me as my entire body needed it! And another treat--he ended the session with sound therapy . A Tibetan bowl is sounded and then placed on the body in each chakra space! Awesome!
I left there and went to join the communal dinner of paella and salad and vino! They had saved me a plate!
Fabulous-o day! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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