Walked again with Erich from Salzburg today, only part of the 18.6 km (11.6 mi)--what a blast. He has quite the view of life, perhaps influenced by earning great wealth by the age of 26, then traveling the world and squeezing in a Camino or two in all that. He's also experienced death at least three times, going to the other side: the bright light and incredible force! Has studied with Tebetan monks, Hinduism, on and on. It was an interesting day, to say the least. His is an easy come easy go attitude. A few kilometers before my goal, we parted, he deciding to go a bit further.
La Isla was rather remote, but most of our group arrived there. No restaurants near, so we all used a nearby local market to create our own version of dinner.
Some interesting sights along the way today. Many home owners creatively use flowers to decorate their landscape around the house. The colors in this homescape stopped me in my tracks. Then, the hórreos started appearing right and left. They're a typical granary found in the Northwest of Spain (Galicia and Asturias)--we're still in Asturias. Views of the ocean or walking next to the beach were real treats.
The only down side was that my phone carrier locked my SIM card and I didn't have a PIN. So I was forced to go without cell and internet until the next day when I can stop by the Orange store.
