It has been a while since I´ve been in an internet cafe!

Today we reached the half way point between St. Jean and Santiago!

Our walk was 40 kms long today, through the desert, and it must be at least 100 degrees outside. It was the most we have walked by 10 kms since the beginig of our trip, and those last couple kms in the sun make a world of difference. Although we´re all pretty tired, Nathaniel put it best when he joked about how we have finally established our physical superiority over the 60 year-olds people who have been right with us each day.

The last week or so has been great. We finally saw what Spain looks like after 9 pm. We spent one night sitting outside with Zach, Jean-Baptiste (from france), Max (from Germany), and a few others from various places in Europe. We heard their stories and jokes, until an older man from Germany asked us to quiet down and we found our way to bed.

We spent another ¨late¨night out in Burgos at their festival. We stayed with a wonderful french woman whose name is Marie-Noel because she was born on Christmas Eve. She cooked us dinner and then let us stay out until midnight so that we could see the fireworks and watch hundreds of people, of literally all ages, party the night away.

The last couple days of walking have been a little more difficult because of the heat and the fact that the view has not been quite as wonderful as that of previous areas, but each town has had something new to offer. Two days ago Zach and I spent the afternoon at a large pool, which, despite the sunburn we walked home with, made for a wonderful afternoon.

Well, it is almost 8 here, which means I should be in bed ;)

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!

one last note- if any girls reading this ever get really desperate for a date, old men in Spain absolutely love 20 year-old American girls.

love
christina