Lots of Horses

 This morning dawned beautiful at the surfing hostel in La Isla:

Rain is predicted but we started walking before 8am and only had 13-14 miles to go. We met a lot of friends on the way. 

On the old farms in Spain there are grain storage buildings called horreos. They are very like our corn cribs on farms back home. They are built up on pillars and the top of each pillar has a big dome or lid, to prevent mice and rats from running straight up the pillars to get at the stored food. As cities gradually took over the old farming communities the horreos got absorbed into the neighborhoods. So you see some in yards that are not used as farms, but you still see some in use. Today we saw one that had a design on the side that looked like a Pennsylvania Dutch hex sign.

Sitting under this horreo was Cami, eating lunch. There were also some very beautiful and friendly horses we stopped to visit. Three at this spot, but several others from earlier in our walk I will include here.

First, the Appaloosa and two others at the horreo.

Here is a cream- colored one that wanted to come along with Sarah.

And here’s one from yesterday’s walk who seemed like he wanted to tell me something. He walked right up to the fence and looked me straight the eyes. We looked at each other awhile. I hated to walk away.

I’m now in Villaviciosa. It’s a beautiful little place. Sarah looked up the name and said it came from “ town of bad habits.” I saw this antidote-town name sign about 5 miles before we arrived here. Maybe this town is trying to make up for whatever bad habits led to viciosa’s getting its name.