Our Walk Along the Camino Primitivo

Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela   After a breakfast of café con leche and tostada, we set off down the road out of town, beginning today's climb almost right away.  We found ourselves on a winding paved road and then a dirt track, climbing up through pleasant countryside.  For the first few kilometres, we walked along the side of a valley in the shade, the hills beside us providing shelter from the sun, which was already flooding the valley below us with golden light.      Birdwatching along the Camino Primitivo  As we passed through a stand of tall pine trees, we were surrounded by birdsong.  The sound of cowbells filled the valley below us, and we could hear the gusty breathing and soft munching of the cows directly beside the trail.  Many tiny birds hopped along the grey wooden fence posts that lined the sides of the pathway.      La Mesa Spain Before we knew it we arrived in La Mesa, a tiny community with a s...