Well yesterday ended in spectaculary style for 14th July celebrations. Lightening lit the sky in dramatic style from 10.00 to 11.30. The light show was accompanied by an orchestra of thunder. Unable to sleep with the flashing lights and noise I left my bed and watched the unfolding show from tbe bedroom window. All this time the one who can not sleep with lights or noise was fast asleep blissfully unaware of the storm outside.

A second storm passed over at about 1.00 but I was unable to stay awake to watch all of it.

After last night’s show the air was slightly cooler this morning as we started out, but this didn’t last too long. The lovely blue river that flowed at the edge of town yesterday is a muddy brown colour today. The only surprise of the day was that the tracks weren’t muddier than they were considering the amount of rain that fell overnight.

We met up with Lynda and Jenny on the trail. They were waiting for the gite to open, unfotunately they were sitting outside a rest stop set up for pilgrims. The sign they had seen was an advertisement for out gite.

This had the advantage that we all walked the last 20 mins together.