We were out in the dark this morning! We knew we had a long day and wanted to get a head start to beat heat or rain (you never know anymore). Got to use our headlamps so I can say that I have officially used every single item I brought at least once! Worth it.

We stopped for breakfast, as usual, but today’s cafe had a giant map where people wrote their names and marked where they were from around the world. So I added mine! I also tried to write a message for Bec (hi Bec!) who is my friend on the Camino just about three weeks behind, on a pillar but it was still too wet so all I left it with was “Bec yo” instead of “Bec you are almost there” 😂 but I left her something at a different mile marker to find…

We trudged on into the mud and through towns. Debbie asked for a selfie at one point that almost everyone groaned about taking but turned out super cute and has been posted on social media several times. So, there’s that. They all knew we would appreciate the photo later and we did.

There was still so much mud from intermittent raining and cool air. Being back in the forrests, we have loads to walk through. It also just still.. smells..awful.

We had a lot of fun today, laughing and singing lots of music. Of course this includes The Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 miles). It was a bit slap happy and fun, but still great! We ran up to Jen dancing and singing. You know, startled her, so that was fun.

We checked in, showered, went to look for food and ended up splitting up. Debbie had dinner with Kat and Jen, I went to the supermarket with Emma and Jens. I got salami, cheese, olives, and sour Skittles and called it a night. Jens went out to have a beer, and Emma and I climbed into bed. I watched Queer Eye Season 2 (haha!) thanks to Netflix’s downloads and just relaxed. I was so tired. I didn’t sleep well the night before so to just relax and do nothing was quite lovely.

Day mileage: 18.2
Total mileage: 448.5ish
Personal mileage: 18.75