We are sitting here today after walking 15 miles to the Albergue de Jesus, relaxing and being glad to have gotten to our home before the rain. Today was absolutely beautiful. We were expecting horrible rains, but the sun came out and kept us warm most of the day.
We were awakened in Leon early, ate a community breakfast with the other peregrinos, said goodbyes to our friends like Randy from LA, and began walking by 7:30. At first, we were afraid we would not be able to find the Camino with the twists and turns of the Leon streets, but we did not get lost and soon found our way out of town.
I was surprised that we were not appearing to be going too fast when I realized we had been reading the map distances incorrectly and we were well ahead of our plans. We went an alternative route today that put us in beautiful pastureland and on dirt, sometimes muddy roads. With the sun, it was a wonderful time. We stopped in a bar for a bocadillo y cafe, to check for blisters (just watching) and to relax. Tonight we have our own private room and have already showered and washed some clothes. Tomorrow we plan to get up early again and go to Astorga! Everyone is healthy and happy.
2 comments:
Glad you guys had nice weather and got easily to your first stop. See, you are in good and up for the task! Eat a bocadillo for me, especially one of tortilla, and stay healthy. Adelante!
Hey you guys! It's Anna Cusick. So I came over to your house to see your mom and brother and was directed to leave you a comment. I am glad you guys haven't had any tough weather to hike through, that's gotta be a pain. Caroline...keep your head up kid. I'm sure it's tough, but I know you're going to have a great time by the end of this. Mr. Savini... don't hike the poor girl to death. LOL.
I'll comment again in a few days. Hope everything is good and the rest of the trip goes well.
Love you guys!
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