A Sick Day on the Camino

Wynette: Charlie hasn’t wanted a single orange on this trip. Last night for dinner he wanted two which he gobbled down. And he only wanted a light supper so he could go to bed early. He thought he was tired from not sleeping well the night before. But then he started running a fever. He had an achy feverish night. He told me in the middle of the night he thought he had mild sun stroke. But now we think he has a little virus of some sort. He has been in bed sleeping most of the day.

We asked if we could have our room one more day and they said yes. It’s a good place to have a sick day because we have access to a little cocina (kitchen), there is a tienda downstairs where we can buy oranges and milk and other good things to eat, and the young couple who own this place, Juan and Zarza, are so kind.

After breakfast I went to the bar across the street for a café con leche. After I drank it, I asked for another one para llevar (to go) for Charlie. The man behind the bar said they couldn’t do that. Then I told him mi esposo está enfermo en el hotel (my husband is sick in the hotel). He cut me off at that point and made a coffee for Charlie and let me take it in the regular coffee cup which I returned later.

This photo is of Juan and Zarza at La Rosa del Agua.