Day 62: Falling asleep to my kindle

October 12: It never did rain during the night, surprisingly enough. Had I made a bet, it would have been a bet I lost and lost badly. By morning, I woke up to a bit of fog but an otherwise clear day! It didn’t last long, however, as ugly and angry clouds rolled in later in the morning. Just a matter of time before the rain would start. I’d already beat the odds, but my luck wouldn’t hold forever.

 

According to some pilgrims, today was a holiday and many markets and shops were closed in celebration

 

I didn’t find out until much later when I got online, but I was essentially correct. =) They actually call it Hispanic Day (or National Day), and it commemorates the day Columbus first set foot on the New World.

 

Later in the afternoon, I passed a field of cows, who all seemed to be minding their own business.  

 

 

I set up camp near a stand of eucalyptus trees, and I set up my tarp again in case of rain. I was still more than a little surprised I’d managed to avoid it completely since leaving Santiago. I ate  dinner, and wrote in my journal. As it started to get dark, though, I was getting a little bored. My headlamp was no longer working—the battery had corroded the terminals in it—and after it got dark, I really didn’t have anything to do except listen to my iPod, read my Kindle, or fall asleep.

 

 

 

 

I read my Kindle Then I set the Kindle aside and fell promptly asleep.

 

 

I’m not sure why all these snails are clustered in this telephone pole