May 23

          Caleb and I left the albergue at around 0645. It was foggy and cold in the morning, but the sky quickly became clear, leaving the rest of the day warm and sunny. We had already gone nearly halfway when we stopped for breakfast at a cafe on the side of the path. We ate sandwiches while cats begged us for food. It was really sad.
          As we walked the route had a lot of ups and downs. It was a much easier day than the day before simply because it was rolling instead of uphill and warm instead of rainy and cold. The day was still long and we had 27k to walk.
          We passed the town of Zubiri on our way to Larrasoana and stopped at a creek just outside of it to rinse the mud off of my pant legs. We made it to the albergue by 1430. Since we have been making good time I am hoping we can do more miles soon and be able to make it to Santiago. The albergue was much smaller than the last one, but still had showers, which is all I really cared about. We didn't have much to do for the hours between our arrival and dinner, so we spent our time reading, talking with other pilgrims, and walking around town. There wasn't much to see in town, so walking around didn't take much time.
          The pilgrim's dinner was at 1900. All of the pilgrims sat at large tables together to eat. I had salad, beef stew, and ice cream. It was interesting to be able to talk to some other pilgrims over dinner and hear their stories. Straight after dinner we all went back to the albergue. It was the best nights sleep I had on the trip so far because I remembered to unpack my earplugs.
(Written May 23)