Day 42 Rest day in Salamanca

After a good night's sleep we have decided to rest over in Salamanca for a day.  We are feeling very tired and it will also give my left foot a day of rest which we hope will do the trick.

The good news today is that we have achieved another milestone in our journey.  We have now walked over 500 miles.  It seems incredible to us that we have made it this far!  It has been an amazing experience so far and we have enjoyed every minute (well almost!).

The sad news today is the imminent departure of our friend Katrin.  She has been walking with us for about 10 days and been very much part of our lives for that short period of time.  She is a sweet girl, a social worker in Cologne, Germany and she has been both a friend and our guide as well.  She has this fantastic guidebook and we shall miss her daily instructions....."after 700 metres is coming the road and we have to turn not to the left but to the other side......then after 3.5 km is coming the willage......!

We shall also miss not sharing her customary evening meal of cheese and tomatoes.  She has promised to come to the UK sometime to visit us and in the meantime we wish her safe journey to Germany via Madrid where she is hoping to buy some "proper" clothes and also to stock up on some Spanish goodies.

The thing we will remember most about her is her good sense of humour.  She has made the weary miles more tolerable by her constant laughter.  Katrin, if you read this, thank you for everything.  We will miss you.

This evening we met in the Plaza Mayor with Katrin and also with some of our French friends, Anne, Didier, Collette and Claude and also with our Italian friend Ana.  Everyone except Ana and of course Ana Maria and I are leaving to go back home tomorrow.  Ana will be carrying on to Zamora so we are sure to see her again soon.  Earlier today we met Jung Mi, a South Korean girl we met a few days ago and who had been taken ill.  She is now recovered but will stay in Salamanca until Sunday.  She plans top continue to Santiago and as she walks very fast she is sure to catch up with us soon!

Salamanca is as beautiful as we remembered.  The photos can speak for themselves.

Tomorrow we continue to Zamora which we hope to reach in 3 days time.