Saturday, April 13, 2024
I think Betty’s got a cold. She’s feeling pretty terrible. She didn’t do well last night, and today’s walk was not long, but it was slow. Her feet are a bit better, but this cold does not look good. She just can’t catch a break.
On the hike to Belorado it got very hot, and Ian started having really bad stomach- and headache. He thinks it was an adverse reaction to some cow’s milk we had for breakfast. We took a break and hosed him down with water from our bottles and covered him in a wet towel. Eventually, he got feeling well enough to make it into town.
Belorado is just another of many super tiny towns on the Camino. There isn’t much to it. The albergue here is OK, though, and Marta, the hospitalera is really nice. She put us in a room away from the men (we’ve got a few women with us), and she even cooked up some pasta for us when she saw the kitchen was occupied by some other pilgrims.
I think Betty night need a doctor for this cough, but the clinic and pharmacy here in town are closed because it’s Saturday.
In the afternoon the kids and I learned how to play the card game Euchre. It’s very popular in Michigan, so now we feel like true Michiganders.
We also took River to the park, and that was good. Also, Alicia put a bunch of braids into Ian’s hair :)
Oh, and we had hamburgers for dinner. That was great!
I’m not sure how tomorrow is going to go. We may have a forced stop here.
