This morning, before sunrise, I started out and the sky was so beautiful. I hiked past the windmills (turbines) that are featured in the movie, " The Way." I got a lot of photos from various distances to the windmills...beautiful rolling hills, church bell towers, fields with harvested wheat. I hope to post the photos soon.
Today, there were several more very steep inclines, one was from 440 to 790 meters above sea level. The real challenge here was walking DOWN the hill. It was all gravel, rocks, and even some slate-like slippery stretches of ground. The downward descent was for over two miles! My knees were giving me a hard time, so I walked downhill BACKWARDS(!!), almost the whole way(!), using my walking sticks to keep me from falling. I prayed a lot too!! (I had learned from someone here that walking down hill backwards helps the knees. This was definitely the case for me.
A funny thing: When I arrived at my hostel, later than usual, I signed up for the nicer rooms, only six beds in one room...Well, that was definitely the wrong move!! As time went on, the whole room, a small room, without any windows, filled up with all men!! Now, if these men had looked like Paul Newman in his younger days, I would have been fine. Alas, that was not the case. (I would have been sharing a bathroom with them all too, AND I can only imagine how loud the snoring would have been!!) So, I went upstairs and got the receptionist to move me to the lower priced room, which is actually much nicer and has a private bath for ladies. I am now very relieved and happy to be with the indigents in the lower priced room of the hostel! (Smile!)
Today, there were several more very steep inclines, one was from 440 to 790 meters above sea level. The real challenge here was walking DOWN the hill. It was all gravel, rocks, and even some slate-like slippery stretches of ground. The downward descent was for over two miles! My knees were giving me a hard time, so I walked downhill BACKWARDS(!!), almost the whole way(!), using my walking sticks to keep me from falling. I prayed a lot too!! (I had learned from someone here that walking down hill backwards helps the knees. This was definitely the case for me.
A funny thing: When I arrived at my hostel, later than usual, I signed up for the nicer rooms, only six beds in one room...Well, that was definitely the wrong move!! As time went on, the whole room, a small room, without any windows, filled up with all men!! Now, if these men had looked like Paul Newman in his younger days, I would have been fine. Alas, that was not the case. (I would have been sharing a bathroom with them all too, AND I can only imagine how loud the snoring would have been!!) So, I went upstairs and got the receptionist to move me to the lower priced room, which is actually much nicer and has a private bath for ladies. I am now very relieved and happy to be with the indigents in the lower priced room of the hostel! (Smile!)
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