I am pleased to report that Joe and I walked a full 15,000 steps scouting our way out of town this morning. It was a most pleasant adventure. I have written here before that we pilgrims learn quickly the result of early human settlements being near a body of water. The results require pilgrims to walk up hill to get out of town and down hill to get to the next town. We will be doing that climb again in the morning after breakfast.

A significant bonus of our reconnaissance was a near constant reminder of the Camino Angels you find nearly every day

We were stopped more than 10 times by helpful citizens who insisted on explaining to us how to get to the church “Los picos”. It became rather funny but the people were so proud of the Camino ghat we cheerfully listened each time and thanked them profusely

Walking through the city there are constant reminders that you are not in a US city. The open fruit and vegetable shops, the beautiful murals, and the cheerful happy people are everywhere.