As we hit the trail today, we followed for a Grandfather walking His grandson to school. Brenda commented on how nice it was to see this kind of comfortable family interaction in a relaxed walk on the way to school and that it’s something you just never see in the US.
Brenda was moved by the level of attention. The child paid to his grandfather and how they interacted as they walked along. It wasn’t long till she decided she wanted to Express how impressed she was with both the child and the grandfather.
she stopped the couple and tried to communicate how moved she was by the simple act of grandchild, listening, and communicating with his grandfather. Neither of us think they got the complete message, but we do know that when Brenda gave him one of our Texas lapel pens, the grandchild could not be any more appreciative and we heard Gracias over and over again.
After a grueling uphill climb around the curve, we literally almost ran into a donkey cart!
as we stopped to talk to the lady riding in the car and those who were accompanying her, we found that Eloise, the lady in the car, had dreamed of hiking the Camino and planned on doing it this year and then was tricked by a heart attack and forbidden to take the hike!
A loving husband, Marcus, not to be deterred found a donkey cart driver, and hired him to carry Eloise the entire 500 mile trip on the Camino. They were accompanied by two friends who decided to keep her company as they made her dream come true.
House, we finished the day we chatted with one of the workers in the Vineyards and asked if it was allowable for us to try the grapes! With broken English, he explained it was very common and to feel free to help ourselves, which we did.
Sweet and Plentiful I think I may have eaten more than my share, but he didn’t seem to mind simply smiled and said Buen Camino
