Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Tardajos to Hontanas

Hontanas, El Puntido Refugio

Hontanas

We left Tarjados about 6:15a and arrived here about 1:30 or so. It was a hot, treeless walk with several long, uphill climbs and downhill treks.

Walking to Hontanas

We caught up with Natasha, the Slovakian woman whom we met before. She was walking alone and walked with us the rest of the day, although she did not stay here but went farther to the next albergue. She was a delightful companion. She had recently graduated from Luton University in the UK. She had a movie camera with her and said she may make a film of her pilgrimage.

She interviewed us on film and asked us why we were making the walk.  We asked her why she was walking and she told us that she was walking to “clear her mind” for what she wants to do now that she is out of school.

We also met today, for the first time, some Americans: two guys from Seattle who were camping with tents along the way. They said they’ve had few problems camping in open fields. They helped us buy some sausage and cheese from the back of a traveling food salesman’s truck. They also gave us some yogurt they wouldn’t be taking with them.

The restaurant below us, the first floor of this albergue (it appears that albergue, and not refugio, is the preferred appellation of these pilgrim-only hostels), serves supper at 7 and 10p. We did not eat here, although when I peeked in, I was a bit envious. It looked good and sounds like a lively place.

El Puntido

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