Day 10 – Walking to Belorado

I am now 2 days behind in uploading pictures but the internet in this place is very spotty.  So this update might be the only thing I can post.  Today’s walk was “easy” but someone please tell that to my left foot.  It is sore. . . not from blisters for which I am grateful but the ball of my foot is sore; really sore.  Too much pounding.  I’m thinking the place I arrive on Saturday is a larger city so I am looking for a hiking store.  I’m seeking a jelly sole insert for my left foot.

So I never thought I’d say this but I like uphill climbs.  I do not like downhill momentums.  I guess that is true for all as the downhills are hard on your knees.  I appreciate my body parts more now that they hurt. . . I appreciate them for all the years of not having pain.  I hope I will return to that condition post-Camino.  I feel like a crippled old woman.  I see some of these pilgrims walking around the villages in the evenings and they are not hobbling like I am.  Mind you this is on the evenings I am not horizontal on my bed.  Dinner last night was 2 protein bars and a bag of potato chips.  Even though dinner was included I had to walk “5 minutes” to the restaurant,  I decided “Nada!”  The more I am off my feet at the end of the day, the better.  Tomorrow is my longest day so far. . . 18 miles.  I am trying to psyche myself up for it.  I hope to get on the path by 8:00.

Did I tell you my left foot is really sore?

I think I am regretting taking out 2 rest days that my provider originally put in my schedule.  Arrogance you might think “I don’t need them” but that wasn’t it for me.  I’m away from home for 5 weeks on this trip.  I figured I would want to get home.  The other thought was “What if I don’t want to start again after a day of rest.”  I’m kind of stuck on the inertia thing. . . a body stays in motion . . . I am learning this each morning I start out again and each time I stop and have to start again.  I am a rookie at this and it shows.  I’ve done some things right but there are other things I would do differently.  I am hoping about 15 days into this my body will come to life.  I’ll take any prayers you all have!

Coming off the 3 tough posts about burdens I figured you needed a story to make you laugh.  I can’t believe I am telling this story but here it goes.  I bought a pee funnel.  Don’t even ask what a pee funnel is.  Clearly it is something no guy would ever have to buy.  I felt like a guy about day 4 of the trip.  I had to go and I didn’t want to walk to find a place.  No one was around and there was a tree near by.  I get my little funnel out and use it!  Yup, right there in the open.  But hey, my pants are still up around my waist and as long as I keep this funnel snug to my bottom, there won’t be any leakage.  BUT, the darn thing was too horizontal so it wasn’t emptying out.  So I did what I’ve seen guys do, give it a shake.  Get that liquid to fall to the ground.  I tell ya, I felt like a guy peeing next to a tree and wiggling it for all the liquid to escape.  OMG, can you believe I am telling you this?!  There will be no pictures for this event!

Oh to walk for another day!

Sore foot: left

Blisters: nothing new

Wine: great!

Happy: yes

Embarrassed: Nope; you all are too far away for me to be embarrassed!