My Camino Journey

Estella-Lizarra

Yesterday I had a pretty decent amount of swelling and a spot on my heal opened up.  So, since Estella is a bigger town I decided to stay here for two nights.  At first I was a bit upset to have to slow down so soon after starting.  I think a big factor in swelling is the heat.  However there is a festival starting so I get a bonus during my down time.  I awoke this morning to a bustle of activity.

Yesterday I got a new sim card so I should now have better internet access, except in the more rural areas.  So today I am going to do a load of laundry and a little shopping at the pharmacy for another ace bandage.  It seems a compression sock may not be enough.  Also going to grab some fresh insole liners! LOL. Then maybe a little shopping at the vendors in the square as I will have a few hours before the post office closes.  I can’t add more weigh to what I am carrying so this is perfect timing! 

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Well I managed to mail off more weight!  More and more I am going minimalist.  I did pick up a walking stick as I noticed I am putting too much strain on my right hip.  I think it will make a big difference, specially going up hills.  I also splurged and brought my clothes to be washed. 

I am looking forward to the festivities this evening.   This should be a blast.  Although I doubt I will get much sleep as it is insanely loud with the influx of people.  But, I am totally cool with that because I had the best night sleep last night.

At 2pm pretty much everything shuts down everywhere for siestas.  So the plaza I am staying above that earlier was full of clothing vendors is now being set up for something that looks like a wicked party.  I am guessing by the large booth with many kegs next to it.  I think it may get a bit “festive” by the way are shops boarding up their windows like a hurricane is coming through! 

The picture below was a mural on the entrance wall to a pharmacy I was walking by.

This one is a mosaic in a bar.  For those that don’t know, the bars here are combination coffee shop, snacks, and drinks.  They are the social centers of the towns.