As you ride along you have time to look around. Obviously you're slower than in a car (although equally obviously faster than walking). It's a nice compromise since things change quickly enough to keep it interesting but you have enough time to observe.
There's a used condom on the road. Another story to be told. Perhaps it's from a truck driver after a 'rest' stop with one of the roadside 'service' providers you see in certain parts (I had not seen any on this trip so far).
The birds that seem to like following you; they pop up as you pass, fly alongside for a while, then land on the road ahead flikcing their tails and looking back at you as if to say 'is that all you can manage?' Then as you approach the cycle (no pun intended) repeats itself.
I had a Falcon follow me for quite some time as well. Not the nearly extinct four-wheeled variety still found occasionally in Australia, but the surprisingly large feathered type. He (she?) flew lazily overhead for what seemed like several km. I wasn't sure whether this was a good or bad sign, given that they are birds of prey targeting the weak and soon to expire.
Yesterday someone made an interesting observation about who you see on the Camino: it's only the old and the young; the others don't have the time.
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