Day 3
As I woke up and finsihed orginizing I looked at the door to see the day's walk. All in all it was supposed to be a simple, pretty even and level ground all the way from Zubiri to Pamplona. What I didn't take into account was the extra kilo that the shampoo, bath wash (useless buy) and towel make. I also mis understood how tired my feet really are and how the cold I cought adds to everything.
If you are trying to picture the scenery as you are reading this think of a hike in mount carmel in Israel (except for the shape of the houses that look like houses you see in swizerland)
We started to walk at 7:30 and pretty soon my feet started aching. This slowed me down somewhat, but what
really slowed me down were my underware that were cutting me in the groin and hearting like hell. We were progressing at the speed of a turtle walking backwards. Instead of getting to pamplona around 1-2 as planned we got to Pamplona only at 3:30 with me barely standing, not to mention standing.
We decided to stop on the way in a bar to eat breakfest and drink coffee. Unfortunately the bar was on the other side of town from the camino which was not a pleasent feeling but we got there. I had my fleece on and since I was sweating (my t-shrit was already drenched) I was feeling cold so I set inside in the corner hoping to worm up, which didn´t really happen. I finished 1st and thus went out to worm up in the sun. As I was standing there my t-shirt was fuming out my sweat (yhea I know I'm obssesed with sweating and this is one of the reason I don't excersize much, oh yeah I'm also lazy ;) Luckly N suggested I change t-shirts. We kept walking and N decided to stop and meditate so we walked on. The road was never ending (Sitting in the internet cafe now, it doesn't look like much). We passed a couple of picnic parks that I thought would make a good palce to stop for the day and continue the next day. On the 2nd park I decided to remove my underware because of the cuts they were causing in the groin. I thought I would make it as an experiment for a few hundred meters. But it proved itself almost immediately that it was a smart move that I reached the conclusion that I need to buy american style underware (anyone can give me a better name? ) instead of the slips. So all my plans from yesterday to start picking up the pace went down the drain as did my moral. Luckly I discovered the miracle of foot masage and after applying it to my feet I was able to walk a little.
Tomorrow (Saterday I will remain in Pamplona to rest and look for new underware) and I will resume the camino on Sunday or even Monday. It all depends now on my health (cold and feet).
If you are trying to picture the scenery as you are reading this think of a hike in mount carmel in Israel (except for the shape of the houses that look like houses you see in swizerland)
We started to walk at 7:30 and pretty soon my feet started aching. This slowed me down somewhat, but what
really slowed me down were my underware that were cutting me in the groin and hearting like hell. We were progressing at the speed of a turtle walking backwards. Instead of getting to pamplona around 1-2 as planned we got to Pamplona only at 3:30 with me barely standing, not to mention standing.
We decided to stop on the way in a bar to eat breakfest and drink coffee. Unfortunately the bar was on the other side of town from the camino which was not a pleasent feeling but we got there. I had my fleece on and since I was sweating (my t-shrit was already drenched) I was feeling cold so I set inside in the corner hoping to worm up, which didn´t really happen. I finished 1st and thus went out to worm up in the sun. As I was standing there my t-shirt was fuming out my sweat (yhea I know I'm obssesed with sweating and this is one of the reason I don't excersize much, oh yeah I'm also lazy ;) Luckly N suggested I change t-shirts. We kept walking and N decided to stop and meditate so we walked on. The road was never ending (Sitting in the internet cafe now, it doesn't look like much). We passed a couple of picnic parks that I thought would make a good palce to stop for the day and continue the next day. On the 2nd park I decided to remove my underware because of the cuts they were causing in the groin. I thought I would make it as an experiment for a few hundred meters. But it proved itself almost immediately that it was a smart move that I reached the conclusion that I need to buy american style underware (anyone can give me a better name? ) instead of the slips. So all my plans from yesterday to start picking up the pace went down the drain as did my moral. Luckly I discovered the miracle of foot masage and after applying it to my feet I was able to walk a little.
Tomorrow (Saterday I will remain in Pamplona to rest and look for new underware) and I will resume the camino on Sunday or even Monday. It all depends now on my health (cold and feet).
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