Stage 24 - Astorga to Rabanal del Camino

Where We Are Tonight:  Rabanal del Camino            Miles Hiked Today: 12.9 (20.7 km)

Miles Hiked Overall: 334.5 (538.4 km)                      Miles to Santiago: 150.4 (242.1 km)

Steps Taken Today: 39,134                                      Blister Count: getting better?

Spanish Word of the Day: amigo/amiga (friend)

What We Learned Today:  People really do reconnect on the Camino! 

Today was a pretty mellow day of walking.  We are definitely getting back into hills.  The landscape is now kinda harsh - pine trees and shrubs.

We ran into a friend we walked with quite a bit from the first 2 days of the Camino but then somehow lost contact.   It was so awesome to see her again!  It's amazing how we will connect with people for a few days, lose contact with them, and then sometimes see them again.  The bond between peregrinos is something special, that's for sure.

We have finally met some more Americans.   Some states represented are NM, NY, GA, and FL.  I know there are others but I just can't remember.

The biggest news of the day is that today we reached our 1,000,000th step while on the Camino!!!  Can you even believe that?!  Now you know why our feet hurt so much!  In case your keeping score we ended the day at 1,017,189.  That's a lot of steps.  We only have about 450,000 left to get to Santiago.

 The Camino is always full of surprises.   The surprise today was that there was a guy who was letting people hold his falcon!  That was way cool!  Her name was Julie.

"There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country. A fine landscape is like a piece of music; it must be taken at the right tempo. Even a bicycle goes too fast."

―Paul Scott Mowrer