Pilgrim Life

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The 100 kilometres has been passed. The rest day in Estella two days ago worked certainly worked wonders to help tired limbs and to ensure our journey is more voyage of discovery than diligent plod. One of the goals that we have been successfully achieving is the 30 Euro a day budget. It seemed ambitious if not perhaps a little too frugal but has been supporting a very successful existence. The financial breakdown is as follows. Accommodation is the key daily cost when your transportation is by foot and your entertainment the world around you. The frequent refugios, hostals for pilgrims, cost a very reasonable 5-7 Euros each per night which is bed, shower, clothes washing facilities (very necessary for slightly whiffy pilgrims after the daily 20km) and often a kitchen. Camping is the other accommodation option and is pretty much equivalent in facilities and cost to the refugios. The rest of the daily purse is on food and wine, apart from the occasional purchases (camping gas for instance). We have indulged in a few local special pilgrim menus (typically 3 courses including wine) that the occasional bar or restaurant offer. However, have majoritively been cooking up a feast on the camp stove or in the refugio kitchens with a recipe of the local speciality ingredients and succulent produce. Which is frequently washed down with a bottle of the local vino which can be picked up for around 3 Euros. Enough about the daily accountancy. We have arrived in Viana after spending last night in Los Arcos. Both small towns, Los Arcos perhaps more village, with much to offer the resting and contemplatative pilgrim. Plentiful places to perch and much activity to see under blue sunny skies. We will set out early again tomorrow morning as the strong afternoon sun is starting to show itself.

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Photos

Cooking
It was desperation time with all the shops shut on Sunday afternoon but we managed to pull something together.

Comments

[JM]

Great cooking!
....Hmmmm yammy... some good ol' baked beans to remember you the homeland? Don't forget the chorizo and when the offer you chocolate... don't use it for baking, you'll get baked first!

[Laura]

Shocking hat!
Gina- This is such a fashion Faux Pas!!!! That hat rivals Mike on holiday! get it together girl! You are such a pair of Brits on holiday- Baked beans!!! tut, you should be eating tapas or somthing? Steve- don't even think about wearing socks with your sandals! Love ya! x SIS