Today, Birte and I got what we came to the Camino de San Salvador for: mountain hiking, rugged terrain, and great views. We even had a bit of sun, nearly escaping the rain altogether except when it spat on us as we summited the high point on the Camino – Canto La Tusa, at 1572 meters.
We still hadn’t seen another pilgrim on this Camino until we got to our albergue in Pajares, where we were happy to discover seven others. We had seen some fresh footprints in the mud and dirt along the trail, and now we’ve met those who left them behind. Our new pilgrim friends come from France, Italy, and Uruguay.
A strange and embarrassing event occurred today. The trail took us up a grassy slope, but ended at an electric cow fence. Birte hopped over the first one, and then hopped over the second one, seemingly touching them both with no ill effect. Obviously, the electricity was off. So, I hopped over the first wire, touching it with my leg, feeling nothing. And then I went to hop over the second wire, straddling it carelessly, and then, yes, I took a shock directly to where gentlemen don’t like to be shocked.
As a side note, we hit a small milestone by crossing from the region of Leon into Asturias.
