Day 22. Mansilla de las Mulas to Leon. 19 km. Cool temperatures. Holed up in hotel Silken. Well but foot sore. Been out for beer wine and food and will now not leave room til a late breakfast. Hope to heal a bit in the next couple of days. Oops déjà vu. But I feel so much better than I did in Burgos. I have walking friends and will make more and farewell others. We set off before 8:00 and made reasonable time until we got to suburbs of Leon. Laurie's knee a...

Day 21. Calzadilla las Hermanillas to Mansilla de Las Mulas. 24 km A lovely albergue. Shared a room Wi th Debbie from US and Aileen from Germany who loves maths. Had breakfast and left at 7:30. 18 km before we make a village. The country side changed today. Some set aside land and lots of birds. Saw three storks flying today. The old roman road was more interesting than walking beside the train tracks and the N120. But without stops the day seems long. Ca...

Day 20 11th June 18 kms Chose the alternate route on the roman road. Great day. Walked with Laurie and Billy. Left after breakfast at 9:00. Rain was promised and clouds threatened but no rain. It was a quiet walk and we were grateful to get off the N120. I dropped back from the others as I had led most of the day before and yabbered on with their encouragement to keep spirits up. Today I was quieter and dropped back to give them some privacy and because I was ...

Day 19 Calzadilla to Sahagun 22 kms in constant rain. A real draught breaker today. Good for the farmers. We are likely to have rain tomorrow. And possibly more at weekend in Leon. I started walking with Victor and Lisette and finished the day with Billy and Laurie. Victor and Lisette were both born in Cuba but live just out of Houston. He is an oil and gas engineer. Billy and Laurie are counsellors and missionary trainers and mentors. I really enjoy being wi...

Day 18 17 kms Carrion de Los Condes to Calzadillo 17 kms with lite shade and no potable water. Up earli ish awAy by six fifty. Talked to hugh as I was leaving town. Not a good nights sleep mattress soft and saggy a I kept rolling on to my back and waking myself snorking. Another lesson in humbleness. People again getting up before five. Why why why. Not a hot day just long and flat on rural roads. Feet ok but will throw away my boots. I don't know why I am ...