León to Villadangos del Páramo

I have a cold

So I woke up this morning and my sinuses were all full. I took the remainder of my Tylenol sinus daytime and pushed through the 22 km walk. It was really hot so I was not sure if I was sweating or had a fever. We made it into town and we stopped at the first Albergue. I laid down right away and had a two hour siesta.

Then Martin and I walked farther into town to find the pharmacy. So my medical translation came in handy to make sure what they gave me was ok.

We had a great dinner - spaghetti. It was the first time I ordered pasta off the pilgrims menu.

I am always so impressed when we come across these tables. People will leave food for the pilgrims. Sometimes they ask for a donation some times not. Here are two that I have come across in the past two days.

I was glad to leave León today. It was crowded and hot. We saw many people that we have seen over the past weeks and chatted over drinks with a few.

As we left León this morning we had to sit by the pilgrim statue.

Caminos Jacobeos:

Arriving at St. Mark

we all gathered

seating by the Cross.

From there two routes start:

One on each side,

one towards Sn. Salvador,

the other to Santiago.

While in León I picked up new lighter socks. They seem to be helping a lot today with my blisters.

Take care everyone, 12 days to Santiago as long as I can stay healthy.

Love
Lauralee

"The mind grows by what it feeds on."

Josiah G. Holland