{"id":2683,"date":"2014-04-28T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2014-04-28T08:44:53","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T15:44:53","slug":"one-year-ago-finding-our-groove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/","title":{"rendered":"One Year Ago: Finding our Groove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(from my journal)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">P<\/span>ortomar\u00edn<br \/>\n28 April<\/p>\n<p>So many pilgrims now.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>That sentence was, in fact, my entire journal entry for today. <\/p>\n<p>Starting in Sarria, the number of pilgrims on the Way increases by tenfold. I saw more pilgrims today than I probably had on the entirety of the Camino so far.<\/p>\n<p>So there were new challenges. Chief among them were: dodging pilgrims, working out a new pilgrim-passing etiquette, and getting ahead of the large German tour group so that when we came to a bar it hadn&#8217;t been completely cleaned out.<\/p>\n<p>As for the walk, I&#8217;ll let the photos tell the story. Spoiler alert: it rained.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2685\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14041275052_3467eea9cf_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2685\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2685\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041275052_3467eea9cf_b.jpg\" alt=\"Starting out in Sarria.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041275052_3467eea9cf_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041275052_3467eea9cf_b-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041275052_3467eea9cf_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting out in Sarria.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14044927854_78165f7682_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2686\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044927854_78165f7682_b.jpg\" alt=\"Sarria\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044927854_78165f7682_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044927854_78165f7682_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044927854_78165f7682_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14044474995_801c6034f7_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2687\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044474995_801c6034f7_b.jpg\" alt=\"Sarria\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044474995_801c6034f7_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044474995_801c6034f7_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044474995_801c6034f7_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2690\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14021355256_6721f64ebc_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2690\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2690\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021355256_6721f64ebc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Convento de la Magdalena\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021355256_6721f64ebc_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021355256_6721f64ebc_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021355256_6721f64ebc_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Convento de la Magdalena<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14041292051_96ba478386_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2688\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041292051_96ba478386_b.jpg\" alt=\"Convento de la Magdalena\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041292051_96ba478386_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041292051_96ba478386_b-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041292051_96ba478386_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14021351246_51c3586ddd_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2689\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021351246_51c3586ddd_b.jpg\" alt=\"Convento de la Magdalena\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021351246_51c3586ddd_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021351246_51c3586ddd_b-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021351246_51c3586ddd_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14021360186_26f3d54252_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2692\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021360186_26f3d54252_b.jpg\" alt=\"14021360186_26f3d54252_b\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021360186_26f3d54252_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021360186_26f3d54252_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021360186_26f3d54252_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14064517953_d3bc999916_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2693\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064517953_d3bc999916_b.jpg\" alt=\"14064517953_d3bc999916_b\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064517953_d3bc999916_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064517953_d3bc999916_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064517953_d3bc999916_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14064523103_7af4fc14cf_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2694\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064523103_7af4fc14cf_b.jpg\" alt=\"14064523103_7af4fc14cf_b\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064523103_7af4fc14cf_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064523103_7af4fc14cf_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064523103_7af4fc14cf_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14064526693_4f0bb0df95_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2695\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064526693_4f0bb0df95_b.jpg\" alt=\"14064526693_4f0bb0df95_b\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064526693_4f0bb0df95_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064526693_4f0bb0df95_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064526693_4f0bb0df95_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14064528903_2692fb25b7_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2696\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064528903_2692fb25b7_b.jpg\" alt=\"14064528903_2692fb25b7_b\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064528903_2692fb25b7_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064528903_2692fb25b7_b-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064528903_2692fb25b7_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14044959744_041a150649_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2697\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044959744_041a150649_b.jpg\" alt=\"14044959744_041a150649_b\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044959744_041a150649_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044959744_041a150649_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044959744_041a150649_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14041328721_cb56bcb978_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2698\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041328721_cb56bcb978_b.jpg\" alt=\"14041328721_cb56bcb978_b\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041328721_cb56bcb978_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041328721_cb56bcb978_b-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041328721_cb56bcb978_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14044992504_abe5904ede_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2699\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044992504_abe5904ede_b.jpg\" alt=\"14044992504_abe5904ede_b\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044992504_abe5904ede_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044992504_abe5904ede_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14044992504_abe5904ede_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14021413016_cc9900b8f0_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2700\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021413016_cc9900b8f0_b.jpg\" alt=\"14021413016_cc9900b8f0_b\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021413016_cc9900b8f0_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021413016_cc9900b8f0_b-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021413016_cc9900b8f0_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2701\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14041349102_cca43220a2_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2701\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2701\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041349102_cca43220a2_b.jpg\" alt=\"At the 100km Milestone\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041349102_cca43220a2_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041349102_cca43220a2_b-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041349102_cca43220a2_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the 100km Milestone<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14041352082_f4f64cc362_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2703\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041352082_f4f64cc362_b.jpg\" alt=\"14041352082_f4f64cc362_b\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041352082_f4f64cc362_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041352082_f4f64cc362_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041352082_f4f64cc362_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14064583503_466da62ae1_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2704\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064583503_466da62ae1_b.jpg\" alt=\"14064583503_466da62ae1_b\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064583503_466da62ae1_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064583503_466da62ae1_b-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14064583503_466da62ae1_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14021433636_9df4cb0cf4_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2705\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021433636_9df4cb0cf4_b.jpg\" alt=\"14021433636_9df4cb0cf4_b\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021433636_9df4cb0cf4_b.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021433636_9df4cb0cf4_b-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14021433636_9df4cb0cf4_b-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/2014\/04\/28\/one-year-ago-finding-our-groove\/14041372302_fc593c0b87_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2706\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041372302_fc593c0b87_b.jpg\" alt=\"14041372302_fc593c0b87_b\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/camino\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14041372302_fc593c0b87_b.jpg 1024w, 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That sentence was, in fact, my entire journal entry for today. Starting in Sarria, the number of pilgrims on the Way increases by tenfold. I saw more pilgrims today than I probably had on the entirety of the Camino so far. So there were new challenges. 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