Don’t Let the Dogs Out!
Day 11 Santo Domingo to Belorado Miles: 14.0 Total miles: 154.1 Elevation gain: 854’ Descent: 402’ So much of who we are, is where we have been – William Langwiesche One of the biggest challenges we have experienced on the Camino thus far is evening food. We usually arrive each day at our accommodation somewhere between 1:30 and 4:00. We usually take an hour or two to unwind, take a shower, reorganize, and do sink laundry or shower laundry. Then by 5 or so the ravenous hunger sets in. To prevent being “Hangry” (a state of anger caused by extreme hunger) we go in search of drinks and food. The problem is that in Spain, almost no place to eat dinner is open until 7:30 or 8:00 at the earliest. That is why the pilgrims all turn into dogs. No just any dog but they become like stay mongrels, feral like in nature. They begin prowling the streets and alleys of the local village or town in search of food. They travel either alone or in s...