In the meet and greet, I love to watch people as they explain their reasons for walking. Some can hardly speak English, but you can see the passion in their faces. Some are grieving from the death of loved ones,even pets, or looking where their lives are at,religion, spiritual is a common one, comradiry and,looking beyond retirement, and lots other reasons. It’s very addictive, as many pilgrims have done more than one, including myself. Me?spiritual comes in for me, comradely, also time to reflect on my parents who have passed many years ago. Also I reflect  about our grandson Teddy, how he was taken away from us at only three weeks old and I walk for Ashleigh and pray that she can keep the strength to guide Willa, Teddy’s twin to build her body to be able to live as a normal child. At two and a half she is slowly punching above her weight. Now, back to the way. Last night’s pilgrim’s meal was a delicious salad entree, fish and chips, some sort of cream and chocolate cake, beer and wine. Can’t complain. As my stomach muscles and knees, add in thighs,calves were now aching from two days of mainly climbing, I was happy to have an early night. This morning I didn’t exactly bounce out of bed, but left the albergue to get some miles in before breakfast. Started off quite cold, great for walking, but got considerably warmer as the day wore on. After about four kms we stopped, had brekky, and caught up with the welsh man. Those first few kms were pleasant gravel paths,the smell of cow shit going through my nostrils,I was sore but feeling good. Long day today,about twenty five kms.Some road work, a number of ups and downs over rocky ground, quite steep, but not as bad as yesterday. My body not recovered completely so at times had to stop as legs feeling like jelly. Jeff went missing and later on in the afternoon, we found out he had hurt his back,so he slowed down, but finally made it to the albergue about 5pm. Tomorrow he will use the luggage transport and walk without his pack