Where There is a Will, There is a Way

Here we are, on a break this morning, at a neat little bar serving wonderful omelettes and Coke Zero.

We are in Aares with our latest set of Angel's, Isabella and Mark from Melbourne, Australia.  The trail today had lots of hills, and it was very sunny, but we made it to this neat albergue  with breathtaking scenery. The Albergue is run by a super nice husband and wife team who have already figured out my meal for tonight.

There are several other pilgrims here. We are in a 4-bunk room, and there will will be three women, and three men...so far, evidently a bunch of Germans just arrived. We are established in our bottom bunks, so all is well.

So today's dilemma was when we all learned that we have an 18 kilometer walk ahead of us tomorrow, on a relatively flat terrain but no shade, and no town between here and Artieda, our next destination.  There are no fountain break either. The temperature is supposed to be in the mid 80s.

But, our Australian friends came up with a solution. We will borrow their day pack for tomorrow for our water and food, and send our backpacks on to our next destination via taxi
 Isabella will be sending hers as well.

We will get up early, pack our stuff, have a breakfast here, and take off at sunlight while it is still cool.

We now have a full room. No free beds.