Walking el camino allows one to reflect on our accomplishments. We've walked over 400km and 300km to go. Yet most peregrinos question the reason they are there, and whether they will sustain the drive to accomplish their goal of reaching Santiago. In the evening we socialized with two young peregrinos, with one doubting her ability to complete. She was walking alone and found her day very boring, not having books to read or things to do. This is not surprising in this stretch of el camino. The days are long and the landscape has not changed in two days. El Camino was described as being three states. The first being the physical state where one must cope with weight of the backpack, the constant bounding of the feet and the punishment on the body walking 6 hours a day. The second is the mental state, to overcome some of the many challenges, including the boredom of a landscape. And lastly the spiritual state that is needed to overcome the many physical and mental challenges. See Pictures>>
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