Our Days

We have been walking for 17 days and are falling into a routine that is working for us.

On a typical walking day we eat breakfast at 8, which is the time that most hotels start breakfast. Breakfast that comes with the room is composed of croissants, rolls, boiled eggs, creal, meats, cheese, yogurt, fruit, and tea and coffee. We eat a big breakfast and take rolls and cheese and fruit with us for lunch, in case we don't find a cafe on the trail.

Packing up and spreading out things in the evenings is getting easier and quickers as we find special places in our packs for things and begin to remember which stuff sack has underwear, etc. After packing up we usually hit the trail plus or minus 9:30.

Then we walk from 3 to 6 hours depending on where we can find a room. Hotels are listed in the Guides and usually the propietor of the hotel where we are staying will make a reservation for the next night in the next town. Somtimes we just go to the next place if we think there will be more than one hotel in town. The walks are normally in the country side and through nature preserves or skirting towns. We stop every hour for a break on a bench along the trail if there is one or, if there is one, a cafe. For lunch we stop at a cafe if possible or eat what we have brought along. Many times cafes are closed for one reason or another.

We usually get into the town we are staying at around 4 and walk to the hotel and unpack and and shower, then go in search of dinner. All of the hotels have dining rooms, so if we are tired we will just eat in and go to bed. I usually go into the shower with my clothes on and wash clothes as well as myself. Rhonda frowns on this behavior, but it gives me more time to walk around town in the evening and write in our journal. We are normally in bed at least by 10. Did we mention that it is still light here at 11 at night? At first it threw us off and we stayed up later, but now we are generally tired enough we don't notice the light.