What a day to start!

Wow.  So I´m now here on a janky hotel computer happy about the day, and totally exhausted.  After a series of events on Monday that I´m not even sure how happened (perhaps details later, I need time to reflect first - don´t worry, it´s all good!), I got out on the road from Cáceres early Tuesday.  Since Cáceres is on the halfway point between 2 pilgrim hostels, I could either do a half a day, or a day and a half - well of course I chose the longer one, so I set out for a long day.  What I didn´t expect was the 30 mph winds that were blowing in my face CONSTANTLY for about the first 4 hours.  Where am I, back in Omaha?  So the wind was steady and gusted stronger, but one must continue!  Met a lot of pilgrims, so many that the albergue is full tonight - I´m staying in a triple room at the cheap hotel with two Germans, one of whom doesn´t speak English or Spanish but we walked together and talked for like 2 hours.  Amazing how much you can communicate with just a few words and gestures.  Met 8 walkers, a whole pack of bikers, and even 1 guy on horseback.  So, I don´t think I´ll get too lonely (although it does get frustrating speaking Germ-Spanglish after a while).  All in all a good but exhausting first day.  Gotta take care of my blisters, get some rest, and get up and do it again tomorrow!  Shorter tomorrow, but mountains, and maybe rain.  I´ll take whatever Spain gives me.  Later.