We are in the odd situation of being judged by people as we walk. Stopping to ask directions some treat us like hobos and ignore us or insult us. Others guess our mission to walk to Santiago De Compostelo and complement us and welcome us.
We stopped for drinks at a cafe in the town of Toutlemonde and found ourselves receiving beeps and waves from drivers on the road for several days. In Colonges a lady guessed what we were doing and was so delighted that she hugged and kissed us saying we had restored her faith in humanity and she would pray for us. We didn't have the heart to say that our journey wasn't a religious pilgrimage but a sort of secular one.
It's lovely not to be treated like a bum.
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