Day 10 - Azofra to Santo Domingo - 15k
Last night I had a bit of a fever, lack of appetite, and diarrhea :( so we decided to take it easy and only go 15k (9.5miles) in case I'm getting sick.
My feet were better than yesterday. Emily was joking about how slow we were moving yesterday. That's good, I'm glad she can joke about it!
When we stopped at a bench for lunch in the ghost town of Cureuno we met a French woman named Doris. She started walking from France in August. A total of 1,600k when she finishes in Santiago. She has decided she won't walk over 20k a day because you get worn out and that's when most injuries happen. Emily and I were both amazed and bewildered. 1,600k at 20k a day makes her total 80 days! Well more because many days she does less than 20k. This woman will be walking for three months. I can't even imagine. I always joke about being nomadic or a gypsy, but when it comes down to it I know I'll be more than ready to stop at the end of these 30 days!
Santo Domingo is a really nice town. We found ourselves at Confirmation in the Cathedral for Sunday vigil Mass and it was beautiful.
The statue of Santo Domingo.
Also our albergue is almost plush!
Great washing area with plenty of clothesline in the sun.
First albergue with a chapel!
Emily having a snack in the dining area.
Us relaxing on their comfy couches!!
Notice about curing your blisters on your bed! You see, blisters are very normal here on the camino.
And here it is, my new blister from today... It's the little red one at the bottom. Weirdest place ever to get a blister! Doesn't make any sense, not after walking in these boots for 200k already. This was the final straw. I decided to find some new shoes. If they work, great, if they give me blisters because they're new, than I always have the option of going back to my boots if I want!
Here they are! The new shoes! They're kinda ugly but I don't care because they're really comfortable!
If only I could wear my Chaco sandals with socks, I would've brought them and they probably would've saved the day because Chacos are awesome. But for now, with my wool socks, I'll give these Keen's a try!
