443km to Santiago.
I don't particularly like my guidebook. It's full of inaccuracies and John Brierly's "helpful" tips for spiritual development and excerpts from his personal journal which make me think that he was - quite rightly - slapped around in school quite a bit as a child. But I can forgive him all that for this one paragraph, reviewing a hostel that I opted not to stay at:
"For a decidedly down-market experience try Victorino's at the top of town which offers very basic accommodation and a pilgrim meal eaten at a communal table. Victorino is one of the colourful characters along the camino and can drink a litre of wine from a porron (jug with spout) without drawing breath, and frequently does, so the menu is somewhat variable. A log fire adds to the convivial atmosphere if the night is cold but beware of amorous advances if you're on your own."
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3 comments:
Hi Rach! Last night we were with Bishop Danisa from Zimbabwe, who is in town for a conference and staying at our home. I was telling about your adventure and jokingly suggested one day he should try the Camino. His response was great. "Ahhh no. Not me. I'll not walk 800km simply to embrace a statue at the end of the day." I love Zimbabweans. They are eminently practical.
The good bishop makes an excellent point. Is he the one who also said that there was only one reason he would climb Lupate: if he needed firewood and there was firewood at the top?
Rachel, I am so glad someone else thinks John Brierley's spiritual comments suggest he has, perhaps, lost his marbles. I came to that conclusion after reading his first entry, about climbing half-way up the Pyrennees before deciding his spiritual guides were right & he wasn't in the "right frame of mind" & walking ALL THE WAY BACK TO SJPdP. Sorry, but unless my guides are telling me to avoid an on-coming train, I'm taking what they say under advisement.
Sounds like you're having a great time! Enjoy your Camino!
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