Karen & Guy have gone ahead to Sarria to crawl the last 100k to Santiago!! Saw a doc in Astorga and now we both have diagnosed tendinitis. So armed with new hiking sandals we hope to do around 4 to 5 miles a day with a minimum amount of pain. Happily the down time has allowed us lots of time to enjoy the villages , the churches and museums.
Let us not forget the food and yummy wine and of course the gin and tonics . St James has thrown all he has at us but we refuse to have our spirit broken.!! Even though my black eye has elicited several blessings from passing padres , we are beginning to wonder exactly how long the special prayers last. So far 5 days seems to be the max. Buen camino! K & G
Hi everyone, Phil and Mikki here, we are on our way out of Leon. A great ciudad, but glad to get back to the smaller pueblos. Have been lucky for the last 2 nights, not knowing where we would be staying, but found nice accomodations at the only Bar/Restaurant/Hostal in towns.
A few nights ago we checked into an Albuerge and we asked the front desk what time does your heat come on. He said it is on. We said no it is not, our room has to be in the 40's. He said turn your radiator to 5. We said we did. He said OH! So you want an extra blanket? We went to bed with all our clothes on. It saved time in the morning. Since the floor was stone, it was like an iceberg, but served as a refrigerator for our next day's yogurts, jamon and queso.
Not a lot of nice scenery yet, coming off the Meseta, but will be going over another snowy pass soon.
Picture is of our friend Steven, from Germany, who bought a new pair of shoes in Leon because of his blister problems. He said he expects big things from his new "Living Rooms".
And yes, that is a cup of melted milk chocolate that you dip your churros in, a very popular breakfast in Spain.
Phil & Mikki
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