a view from the top

last night we spent at the top of the world.

at least, thats what it felt like. o cebreiro is a tiny little town--okay, its a village--but its literally on top of a mountain. on one side of town, you have views over the entire valley that lies in the provience of castilla y león, and a two minute walk through "town" and you find yourself looking out over the entire valley that lies in the provience of galacia. the fog was rolling in, the wind was wiping, and while the climb was certainly no everest, it was as filled with the same sensation of success.

we met up with our canadian moms, ana and eleanor for desert, braving the heavy rain and mist that rolled in the late afternoon, unfortunately obscuring the view. we were exhausted and cold from our climb, and my newly diagnosed "inflammed achilles tendon" (i actually went a doctor in villafranca--which was free! i love europe) gave me some trouble to be sure up the mountain. however, after a cold shower and a nap, the world seemed much brighter, and dinner with our favorite adoptive parents was icing on a very scenic cake. we spent the day walking down the mountain with them, and it was nice to return to our normal pace--22k today. we are now only 133k from santiago--which really is only a few more days. its amazing how fast the time is flying.

it feels so strange to think that in some other part of my life, people get up and do different things everyday but in the same place. here we go somewhere new literally everyday but we are doing the same thing everyday. its actually the most relaxing, if not the most physically healthy, vacation i have ever taken. we simply wake up and walk.

on another note however, we may have become infested with bed bugs. we need to see a doctor to be sure...but we are suspicious. and covered in welts.

alright, well its bed time for me. i would say sleep tight and don´t let the bed bugs bite, but well, it might be too late for that.

¡muchas besos a todos!