After a relaxing and fun day in León on Monday, we spent the May 1st holiday pounding out 35 kilometers/21 miles before arriving in the fabled city of Hospital de Obrigo. We were admittedly tired…but inspired by the events that occurred in this spot nearly 600 years ago. This is where Don Suero de Quinones …
We entered the city of León about mid-day…and despite cold, rainy weather at first…this has been our favorite city to date (also why this post was later than normal.) Possibly because May 1 is a holiday here, there was a real energy in the narrow streets when we arrived and continued through the evening. We …
We set out just after sunrise today in order to beat the predicted afternoon thunderstorms for the Meseta. With wind chill temperatures near freezing…we kept a brisk pace to stay ahead of the clouds and arrived in Mansilla de Las Mulas just as the rain began to fall. From the sculpture in the square…pilgrims are …
We crossed the official halfway mark between SJPDP and Santiago de Compostela today! We entered the town of Sahagun and took a few minutes to celebrate by getting our pilgrim’s passport stamped and taking a picture to memorialize our 50% accomplishment. (The church bells actually rang 12 noon right as the photo above was taken. …
After a great sleep in the old monastery hotel, we headed out to another cool, sunny morning…with one distinct change. The prevailing easterly wind that had been at our backs for the last week was now coming straight out of the west at 10-15 miles per hour. This wind was in our face consistently all day. The …
We began the day with a chilly 3-mile walk out of Boadilla del Camino along the edge of the Canal de Castilla. It reminded us of our lucky time living along the Thames River in Richmond outside London. The flowing water…the cold breeze…the singing birds…all reminded us of London. The bright sunshine…we do not recall …
We stayed in the small village of Hontanas last night…right next to the 14th century church of the Immaculate Conception. Although we had no internet connection, we had gone to bed confident that our iPhone alarms would wake us promptly at 6:30am. Not to worry, though…the bells of the church gonged every hour on the …