What a day. I can't put enough o's in the word brooootal to describe it. We new that it was going to be a hard 30km go today, so we had a good breakfast, had fruit, snacks, and lots of water with us. The first 16 Kms were on a hardtop road, with traffic whizzing by. We where fairly tired when we reached the entrance to the National Parque Natural entrance. We had a choice of going through the park, or just staying on the road. We thought that the park would be a great walk. WHAT A MISTAKE! I encourage anyone who has come across this blog to be very mindful of what you are getting into here. This park is totally void of all things relevant to the human condition. Absolutely no water supply, or even a place to sit in the whole 14 Kms. The air seemed to suck all the moisture out of you. We finish our snacks, and tried to make the last sips of water last. I can see why two pilgrims died on this stretch lately. Exiting the park quickly became a death march. Talk about camino Angels! A cyclist named Jose seen that we were staggering down the trail, and offered to share his water with us. He literally saved our lives today! Jose left his home in Tenerife by bicycle, and is riding his bike all the way to China ! You can view the map of his journey on this Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/BaifoWorld/?ref=ts&fref=ts# Please give him a like. How he came across us after not seeing a single soul all day was beyond me. After coming across Jose, we thought that there was only a couple of kilometres left. We barely had the strength but shuffled on. Then it happened. The last kilometre consisted of the rocky trail going up at about a 30 degree angle For a full kilometre. We literally were taking about 10 steps and then stopping to rest. The water that Jose gave us we took by sips at each stop. This was the hardest thing I have ever done. Both me and my walking partner thought we were done. Somehow we reached the top, and reached the town where we stumbled our way into the first cafe bar we came to. The guy brought us out water glass after glass. We had made it. We sat for sometime with our backpacks, shoes, and socks off. We have found a great room here, where we showered and fell on the beds. Tomorrow a light day. Sleeping in! Thank you Jose! Terry
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Rob Lassche
9/17/2016 00:43:29
Well no rest for the wicked. You guys must be really bad. I don't know if I would have had as much pity on you. Lol
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Rachel Vinet
9/17/2016 20:27:23
what he said lol
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Cheryl
9/17/2016 00:52:18
Whoa...tomorrow has to be better, right!!
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Rachel
9/17/2016 20:26:52
Wow Dad, you're such a complainer :p
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