19th May

19th May
Noja to Guemes -17k

A rainy day today.  The poncho was on and off all day.  It's ok though as it wasn't too windy and we were quite comfortable. 

The walk was mostly flatish and a really pleasant stroll through the countryside.  Some country lanes then a very quiet country road.  The scenery was a patchwork of fields and villages.  Beautiful!

We have ended up at our Alburge in Guemes and this is an amazing place.  It has room for 60 people and it's a maze of buildings.  There's about 20 of us here and a number of volunteers and staff.  A few different nations are represented here today. We were greeted with a glass of water, our credentials stamped and told we were in time for lunch.  We all sat at a communal dining table and had a lentil soup with bead then penne pasta and salad.  There was fruit for dessert and it was all washed down with wine and of course more water.  There is a communal dinner tonight after a communal meeting where we all find out more about this place and how it became about.  We're told that after dinner the story telling starts and there is heaps of fun.  While I'm writing I'm  sitting by a massive log fire and an Aussie guy is playing the guitar and pilgrims are warming themselves, nattering away in a variety of languages.