Second Day walking.

I have always had a respect for the miles Morgan  and Age have done, but far out, when you get to do some yourself, that respect triples. We have nothing in hills and slopes that the boys have done,but they   have been challenging all the same. Its a photographers dream here. Mossy tiled roof tops, gorgeous glades full of wildflowers and tumble down shacks and walled gardens.

The kids have been great. Am so impressed at the level of maturity Morgan has shown and the assistance he offers his sister all of the time.

Took this photo after a particularly tough hill. So lovely to lay in the soft grass in the sunshine.

We did near to 18 km today. Need to keep up the miles so we get to Santiago by next Wednesday. Its apparently going to be good weather and rolling hills , rather than the sharp climbs we have had in and out of valleys

First four kms..

With the first four km done, the legs are warm and tingly.. Did some steep green hillsides.. But I know it was nothing compared to what the boys have done previously.

End of the first day

16 kms for Lilly and I on our first day. Nothing quite like poor old Morgan and Ages first day of steep climbing and 30 km...

But we are tired and footsore- no blisters thank goodness.

We passed through so many beautiful spots. I'll include some here, but think lush soft greenness, mossy old stonewalls, ancient oak forests and cobblebpaths.

I feel particularly inspired to have seen the ivy - which I hold sacred - profusely growing everywhere. With The Way , I am walking my own path, with new eyes, having left field influences forcing me to rethink... Well everything. 

I draw strength from seeing the ivy in thick patches, just when I am feeling a bit hopeless.

To be sure, you are not the same person once you have begun The Way.

Onward to more adventure!