Happy birthday Julie! How exciting is that, spending your birthday walking 20km? The trek today was through wheat and sunflower fields, and what a spectacular vista. We came across a rest stop built for peregrinos to fill up on water and rest under the shade trees. The water was obtained by operating an old fashion hand pump. It was interesting to watch many of the young walkers struggling to figure out how to get water from the pump. We arrived in Hornillos and the albergue was full and peregrinos were taken to the local gym. This was fine with us. Given this was Julie's birthday we decided to treat ourselves and take a room at a small hotel. We met up with fellow walkers in the evening and talked about today's pains, and celebrated our achievement to-date. We've traveled 250km and have 480km to reach Santiago. Many of us are feeling optimistic and feel that we will complete the journey.
Tonight we had a special dinner at the only restaurant in town and it was quite an experience. The food was great but it was a challenge trying to get our order correct. We were at a table with seven other people. We all wanted the special menu for peregrinos except for Julie. It was rather chaotic since the waitress spoke no English and the table was filled with people from Canada, Holland, Ireland and Tibet, all speaking little Spanish. It all eventually worked out and I gave the waitress a Canada pin to show my appreciation for her efforts. She was very appreciative, and eventually her frown turned into a smile. This was a special evening for Julie and we all sang happy birthday. See Pictures>>
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