Thursday , October 24th

Caceres to Merida 45 miles
We left around 10 am, found our way out of town a lot easier than finding our way in after having had a huge lunch of salmorejo and roast chicken .  Up until that time , CC had refrained from shouting to me, “Marilyn, stay over. “ The usual refrain as he thinks I beer to the center line and risk my life.  I have to appreciate his concern.  Anyway, I was trying to digest my food and so my attention was going in a different direction.  And then we were approaching the city, Cacéres , and I was concerned that I would definitely NOT be able to digest, ride, and follow google maps as we navigated the traffic entering the city .  In the past, on other caminos we always have names we call each other when we are annoyed with each other’s behavior.  So of course CC came up with a new one for me which he then promptly forgot but now has remembered.  (Can you tell I’m on glass #2?)

Enough of that. The day rolled so well.  The weather’s fine .  So very fine.  Big blue open skies.  A paved highway (N630) with no traffic.  Enough rest stops to refuel with cafe con leche, bocadillos, ensalada mixta, and Zumo de Naranja. And we accessed the Camino State of Mind.  In fact, we are paralleling the Camino encountering some peregrinos (hardy ones) walking north as we are riding south.  
I squeeze my thumb between my 2nd and third fingers as Sherwin taught me to deepen this moment into my psyche.

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