With the cooler days we started leaving a little later because we no longer fear a death by sun. The cooler days and mountain hikes bring with them the most amazing sensation we have felt on the Camino. The valleys have low lying fog that give us stunning pictures of age old farms surrounded by stone fences with cows roaming the narrow pathways between them. As we climb higher we emerged from the fog and experienced what it is like to walk on clouds as we can see how they fill the valleys below and behind us. It is an amazing feeling.
Instead of eating apples today I decided to share with the horses. After seeing the beasts in there pastures I picked some apples to feed them. The horses where very thankful and were also very good about only using there lips to take the apple from my hand. Seeing my success with the horses Jenni fed one and immediately became the horse's best friend. She sometimes reminds me of a character on an old Disney cartoon where all the birds and small forrest critters sing songs and circle up around her.
Today also marked a milestone in our trek. We hit the 100km marker post. It is weird thinking that just a few short weeks ago we had over 800 kilometers to go. With each marker post counting down Jenni no longer expresses joy but rather sadness knowing that soon it all must come to an end.
The 100km marker also signified a few other changes for us. The trails are BUSY. We were used to days out in the meseta where we did not see anyone during the entire walk. Today we were surrounded by dozens of people. There was still enough of a gap that we didn't feel overwhelmed but there was also no moment there wasn't someone a few feet from us.
With the crowds we also have more commercialism along the route. A friend on the Camino referred to these shops as s##t shops because it is filled with junk made in China to sell to tourists. This is a change from where we started. In the beginning of our trek most items for sale at the markets were made locally by artisans.
With all the new people and changes in the route we have decided that each person does what they can on the Camino and pray we find a place to sleep the next few nights till we get to Santiago.
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