Telling time on the camino…
Walking the camino gives one a glimpse into a time without smart phones, GPS devices, and watches where the sun and the village church bells collaborate to indicate time, location, and the management of ones daily routine.
Indirectly, ones shadow, as it indicates the suns position relative to ones person, also indicates the time.
Starting the day at or just before sunrise, one can almost measure the hour by their shadow’s length, one’s actual body height being about two hours from mid day, so it seems so far anyway…
Looks like it’s about 10am… time for a coffee and a pincho de tortilla española.
