today´s walk was A-MAZING!!!  when i awoke, once again i wasn´t sure if i could walk today, but i remembered that after about an hour my knees seem to warm up and do just fine.  and i am certainly not the only one who hobbles a bit as they walk.  so as i was getting set to go, who walked up but my cockney camino friends.  i was sooooo happy to see them because the last time i saw them they were looking for medical attention for peter, who had an infection in his leg that was very painful, and potentially dangerous.  so off i went, starting teh day with those two.  they stopped for coffee at the next village, and i was able to walk alone and just sing, sing, sing.  it is so fun to be walking in the woods singing my heart out.  i will write an entry just about the songs at some point, although all my agape brothers and sisters can probably guess the ones i sing the most often   anwyay, today´s walk, according to the guide book/map, was through mountains.  a fine, light mist was in the air, not quite enough to have me break out my parka, but enough to make each breath sweet and wet.  after i left the villages behind and started going up, i realized that i was walking right into a cloud.  soon after the beginning ot the ascent, there was a map identifying the mountains visible from that point.  what was reallly visible was cloud, cloud and more cloud!  the forest was silent, and you couldn´t see anyone else unless they were 10 feet ahead of you.  how magical!  i have seen so many gorgeous panoramas, that this cloud-walking seemed to be a rare gift, and one that i will certainly treasure.  the whole day was in the mountains, so it was just a magical day.  everyonce in a while i would come upon a pilgrim or two sitting an a rock by the side of the road having a snack, but mostly, i was alone, singing.  some bicyclists came by and one looked back with an appreciative smile and said ´my bonito´, which i think referred to the beautiful song in the misty mountain morning.  just a lovely, lovely day.

this day has ended well, also:  i have found the best shower in spain.  it is here, in a tiny, and i mean tiny, town, called ages.  ithe water is hot, unlimited (sometimes you put in a euro and then the water cuts out after 5 minutes-you better be done, and there is NO warning!), it has a fixed shower head like we have in america, and, now this is really a luxury-there is a bath mat!!!!  ahhhh, all that for just a couple of euros more than the municipal albuerge just down the street.  i am glad i splurged!

so only about an hour until dinner.  i am thinking of you.  you have no idea how much your comments mean to me.  the first thing i do each day as i walk is say and sing my prayers for all of you.  sending you loads and loads of love from the clouds
peace and blessings-
annie