Technical Difficulties

Yeah!!!! The weather is improving!  I can't tell you how awesome that is!  It didn't rain once today and that's a blessing for a pilgrim. It's tough to dry your clothes when it's cold and wet. 

Today i spent a few hours in Ponferrada ( a good sized town) and failed to find anyone to look at my brain damaged Nikon. Apparently I'd have to take it to Barcelona or Madrid for attention...And I'm not walking that far.  So I took my albatross to the post office and sent it forward to Santiago. It will be nice not to have to carry it anymore!  Then I bought a cute little 16 megapixel point and shoot camera. Strangely. The little sucker won't take a charge.  Hmmm, clearly the Camino needs to kick me in the head really hard to get the message across that I am NOT to obsess with photography on this trip...

then i got my haircut!  You know you're gone a long time when you need to get a haircut... I think I might have had the nicest hair on the Camino for the afternoon!

The sun came out in the afternoon after hours of walking through the city. it felt beautiful. I finished the day in a little town on the edge of a wine region (Cacabelos). I had a lovely meal with an international group I've been meeting at various alberges and cafes for several days.  I'm excited to be entering this beautiful region of Spain. There are more mountains in the distance!!!

Even the bark on the trees is interesting here: