Today we walked up a steep mountain and found a place to rest before our even bigger mountain tomorrow. There wasn't any room left in the main hostal, but the city is 20 miles away, so the owners let us sleep in the emergency section that they kindly made for folks like us.
We only had to pay half price, but I think that we are having much more fun here than the normal hostal! There was a horse on our porch for an hour or so, the mattresses our on the floor, and there is a punching bag directly above my head! I moved my bed for a while, and 5-10 people had fun kicking and punching it while we were sitting around, relaxing, and eating a little snack.
Understandably, the common language here is Spanish. We have had a lot of fun learning new words, and getting to know people from all over the world. Everybody on the Camino is very nice. The hosts do anything that they can to make sure that we are taken care of!
It has been fun to find simple pleasures on our journey. A Coke tastes much better after walking 20-30 miles, and drinking warm water all day! The locals have fun playing soccer in the streets, and sitting in the chairs that line the walls. We also love to sit down with them when we are finished walking for the day. The streets are barely large enough for one car, but people drive both directions. The drivers are very understanding of people walking and playing in the streets, and they drive slowly in congested areas of the small towns.
We often go for hours without seeing anybody. One of the towns that we passed through had a sign that said: "Population: 1." The only person who lived there was a host of a hostal. We have yet to figure out how the small towns get their mail!
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