The Camino Bolus
Day 27 Sarria to Portomarin Miles today: 14.5 Elevation gain: 1260’ Descent: 1423’ Walking miles: 332.2 Total Camino miles: 446.7 As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was about to happen – Winnie the Pooh In digestion , a bolus (from Latin bolus , "ball") is a ball-like mixture of food and saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of chewing . The bolus is swallowed , and travels down the esophagus to the stomach for digestion. Once the bolus reaches the stomach, it mixes with gastric juices and then travels through the intestines for further digestion and absorption, and eventual discharge. The “Camino Bolus”. Since day one of our Camino, we have noticed that Pilgrims tend to travel in groups, whether they know each other or not. It seems to be a human trait to want to travel with other humans, to travel in herds. Whenever we notice a large number of pilgrims walking in tight bunches we joking r...