After yesterday’s long day, I was exhausted. Took a bath in our apartment’s tub but didn’t get any coffee right away because I was convinced there would be opportunities in the string of tiny towns we were passing through. No luck. We even found a closed bar that was advertised as a chocolatería. I advised another pilgrim not to wander off the path to get there she later bought me some chocolate to thank me from preventing her from going the extra detour.
By the time we reached a bar that was open around 1:30, I was so hungry that I ordered many things and ate them all. I was delighted that the bar was owned by Colombians who offered actual hot sauce to flavor my dry bocadillo. Bliss. Later on, I ate a liter of yogurt BEFORE a full dinner, though I turned down the dessert included in the meal because at that point I was more exhausted than hungry and just wanted to sleep. In truly exciting news, we located a jar of peanut butter—a perfect vegetarian hiking food that is scarce here.
Day 12 allowed me to think about starting junior high school and the excitement of meeting new peers for the first time in 7 years. I had my first boyfriend. We kissed in a movie theater.
Mi-Suk and I walked with Tia from Houston much of the day. She started learning to play the church organ at 12.
1 comment:
Peanut butter!!! Yessss!
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