Camino Blog – Day 7

Welcome to this Camino Blog. If you are new it might be best to start with the introduction. Otherwise, carry on.

Location: Los Arcos​

Distance: 21.5km – 135.1km total

Weather: Slight overcast, basically fine. Not so great for photos but good for walking.

Terrain: Mostly​ gentle farm road, probably the easiest day so far really. Another pretty day walking through farms.

Physical condition: Ok, pretty good actually.Still no blisters

Other: So for the record, walking pace is averaging about 4km/h including breaks. Staying in a fairly full albergue tonight so sleep might be a problem. But Crystals back! We left her at the 8km mark expecting that to be it, but then she turned up at the hostel. Decided that she was feeling okay and the town she was in was deserted so a bit dull.

SB 7 – The antidote was costly

Not sure how to be eloquent about this one. At the very least I want to say that Grace didn’t come cheap. I am aware that there is numerous views on how redemption happened and what was required. To be honest, the details are not that interesting to me.

I have included a picture from earlier in the trip from Jerusalem. This is the official location of the Jesus’ tomb. Highly unlikely it is the actual location, and frankly it did nothing for me. But this did not come cheap.

As we walk the Way there are currently quite a lot of poppies in bloom. I have taken to wearing one, although they are a bit fragile so I go through a few a day. Obviously, these are a specific NZ cultural reference to sacrifice in war. It feels appropriate today.

Pictures

Poppies

Official tomb of Jesus

Along the way