What a difference a day makes

Posted by LP.  There is no comparison…. today’s weather made everything better - we did have some gradients, but nothing like yesterday, just a tricky decent for the last hour or so, slick rocks, steep and slippery - one of the great things today is that we stopped hiking south and turned the corner to hike west….across the north of Spain to Santiago 

These are the the Camino signs (yellow scallop shells on a blue background, all along the trail), easier to spot in today’s good weather
This is our “elevenses “ (morning snack)….tea and an orange, about 2 hours after we set out at 8 am this morning
This is our afternoon break = a banana from a roadside “food truck” as the trail crossed a road (VTQ ordering our snack)
VQT and LP enjoying a small beer at lunchtime (beautiful countryside behind us)
LP walking trail with moss covered stacked stone alongside
LP and VQT beneath pollarded trees forming an arbor = very popular around here 

Thank you to everyone who posted a comment or sent us a message of support and encouragement, we really appreciate you taking the time to do so 

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  1. AnonymousApril 25, 2022 at 4:58 PM

    hello from Bob, Trevor and George

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    1. AnonymousApril 26, 2022 at 3:18 AM

      Hi from Lynne and gang, doing great girls 👍

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  2. UnknownApril 25, 2022 at 5:05 PM

    I see your scallop Shell :-). So excited to be following along!

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  3. UnknownApril 25, 2022 at 5:48 PM

    Love the pictures. I feel like I'm right there with you. So fun. Oh, and hi from Sophie too.

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  4. To Dog With LoveApril 25, 2022 at 6:00 PM

    This looks like a great day! I see that LP is dressed for winter and VQT for summer. Of course I’d notice that! Buen Camino!

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  5. AnonymousApril 25, 2022 at 6:32 PM

    Yes to beer at lunch!

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  6. KarolynApril 25, 2022 at 8:36 PM

    Amazing

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  7. KarolynApril 25, 2022 at 8:37 PM

    Yay finally worked. I had to download the Google app. I’ve been trying to comment for a couple days now.

    Congrats to both of you for your journey thus far. Great pictures in your making some wonderful memories

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  8. Cheryl PerryApril 25, 2022 at 10:36 PM

    Looks like a lovely day. Sleep well!

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  9. SuziApril 26, 2022 at 2:02 PM

    Well done Linda I’m so envious of you both ❤️you are doing so well keep the blogs coming x

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  10. AnonymousApril 27, 2022 at 6:28 AM

    From Pamela: good job!!! So I see Linda is dressed as one would expect and Victoria has on just a T-shirt, funny! The trail looks beautiful!

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  11. We Like to Cook!April 27, 2022 at 10:13 AM

    Getting more and more jealous! Loving the pollarded trees. Wish they were popular in Atlanta!

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