… are common on the Camino. As you are walking from East to West the sun is always behind you. As a result early morning starts result in long shadows like these. It also means that the backs of your legs will acquire a fine “Camino tan” as you journey across Spain.
There can also be shadows from your normal life too. On today’s leg from Los Arcos to Logrono we stopped at a trackside donativo store. In conversation with the person we said we were from New Zealand. He quickly responded “I have great respect for your Prime Minister, she gives great hope to this world”. Taken aback, all I could respond was “I’ll pass that on to her”.