The Meseta was not going to be conquered without a fight so with the temp climbing to 35c again and uninspiring landscape before us we set off a little later than planned having been enticed by the breakfast at our Albergue .
With a mixture of road & senda walk we were quickly on the outskirts of Leon. . swapping places on the path with a Japanese 70+ year old man we call "ken" ( for obvious reasons) . with the combination of heat, some hills and lack of energy replenishment we hit the wall so the walk into the old city was long and challenging . .. but with a strategic cafe stop we soon found ourselves entering through the wall of the old city of Leon (named after the Roman Legion...it was a major garrison in Spain).,, directions had been good to this point but the last km in narrow streets can be challenging but . -. who should appear but sister Mary ... seriously !! a nun saw me checking my GPS and kindly directed us to our accommodation ( see pic).
So here we are in Santa Maria el Camino square,a rest day tomorrow..washing in the machine..finishing the blog with a beer and cafe..regardless of the day you have it always ends well...reflecting on the moments that we have had in the day....awesome Camino....now we have struggled through the transition..like life we are looking forward to the re-birth in Galatia..463km down...317km to go.
Ps: have attached an encouraging motif we received from the Aulds.."keep calm and just keep walking"..bought a smile to our face....and an idea for a must have t-shirt
With a mixture of road & senda walk we were quickly on the outskirts of Leon. . swapping places on the path with a Japanese 70+ year old man we call "ken" ( for obvious reasons) . with the combination of heat, some hills and lack of energy replenishment we hit the wall so the walk into the old city was long and challenging . .. but with a strategic cafe stop we soon found ourselves entering through the wall of the old city of Leon (named after the Roman Legion...it was a major garrison in Spain).,, directions had been good to this point but the last km in narrow streets can be challenging but . -. who should appear but sister Mary ... seriously !! a nun saw me checking my GPS and kindly directed us to our accommodation ( see pic).
So here we are in Santa Maria el Camino square,a rest day tomorrow..washing in the machine..finishing the blog with a beer and cafe..regardless of the day you have it always ends well...reflecting on the moments that we have had in the day....awesome Camino....now we have struggled through the transition..like life we are looking forward to the re-birth in Galatia..463km down...317km to go.
Ps: have attached an encouraging motif we received from the Aulds.."keep calm and just keep walking"..bought a smile to our face....and an idea for a must have t-shirt
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