Weird tan lines...blisters and lots of BULL!...by NR

I speak for the both of us when I say that we are enjoying your affection through your posts. It is like a hug from home! Well, I cannot begin to describe all that has happened. What I can say is that we feel so fortunate to be living this experience. There are stones along the way that fellow pilgrims have set in place near the signs pointing us to the next village. They are a symbol of what we are leaving behind, negative energy or just anything weighing on one´s thoughts. E and I have both been able to lay several burdens down and become a part of centuries of pilgrims that use this time to reflect. It seems that when we are the most worn out and wanting to quit, a gust of wind hits our face or a butterfly (grams) crosses our path. We both have handled the trip differenty, which evens us out quite nicely. Em leads and helps her stuboorn friend to know when to break. I set a steady pace. Emily has used her amazing spanish skills to mingle at every stop, while I have been somewhat to myself, just thinking. Being the Americans that we are, we have the heaviest pack of our fellow friends. Today, we mailed 10kg to pick up at the end of our journey so we feel like new people with old blisters and weird tan lines. We have past Pampolona (and YES we ran, I mean saw the running of the bulls, which em will write about)! I feel like if I go on much further I will become even more random in my writing. In short, we are feeling good and going strong!