najera

we have settled into a small cluster of people it seems. there are the father and son from korea, a man named goerge who has walked all of the way from stuttgart ( he has been walking since april 19), there is a man from eastern canada, a danish man named lucas, and the three italiansand a couple from france. there is a lso a group from quebec. have i mentioned them? there are three priests and about 15 or 20 young people. the priests walk in their white robes ( they are dominicans) and it is surrealistic to see them in the fields, their white robes flowing. there is a young woman with the voice of an angel with them and if you are lucky you end up taking a shower at the same time she does. (the girl with the violin has fallen behind, her violin is heavy and she is so little. )
everynight the italians and i eat together, antonia still doing all of the cooking and gabriella and i clean up. massimo makes the salad and sets the table. i love this time with them. they laugh all the time.
yesterday was the first day i have seen storks. there was a guide to the cathedral in logrono and while he was taking we noticed the storks in the bell tower. we totally stopped listening to him and watched the storks. he should find a different place to stand an talk. he is no competition to the storks. they are beautiful, a soft pale pink it seemed. lovely.
ok time is almost out. tomorrow is santa domingo, the place i got bed-bugs last time. wish me luck.
love
mary