Day 35

4 Jun 2023

Vilalba to Miraz

Stage: 29

Walked: 37,18 km

Planned: 35,8 km

Steps: 45,264

The journey started very early with no coffee in the albergue. I headed out at 6:30 and 7km later I found a coffee/sandwich vending machine and I had my first snack. The walk was again, very rural and on a quiet Sunday on top of everything. Very, very quiet walk in which I only found (real) food 20 km after my departure. I had a croissant with hot Colacao which will always remind me of our breakfast in Ocaña when I was a kid. After this snack, I hit the road again and I quickly found myself in Km #33, with the sun hitting heavily and a menace of storm. I had a lovely Sunday lunch there and walked the remaining 2 km to the albergue. The Miraz albergue is run by the St James fraternity out of England. The hospitaleros, a couple from the US were beyond friendly since my arrival (Richard and Caylene). I checked in and proceeded with my daily ritual since my first day in this camino:

Place the shoes in the shoe rack

Place the trekking poles in the basket

Spray deodorant inside the shoes

Make the bed

Unpack and organize

Refill the water bottle

Shower

Do the daily laundry

Stretch

Relax (with mint tea and corn cake - mint I myself took from their garden)

Find food and liquids

I had fortunately eaten before arriving. Most of the other 14 pilgrims didn’t have a chance because of the storm. Rich and his wife pulled all the food they could find (their own and leftovers from other pilgrims) and prepared a feast out of nowhere - lots of wine, soup, rice, cake. We had such a lovely time. We then washed the dishes and listened to great music. I had the opportunity to chat with Noel from Uruguay and was a lovely, open talk. Then we all went to bed. Another beautiful night in El Camino.