There are no two ways about it, the first day was no easier than last time we did it 10 years ago. Starting about 10:30 AM, we walked a warm 24 K, over mostly flat roads and thru southwest Leon, La Virgen del Camino, and into Villadangos. 1.5 L H2O was barely enough. We decided to get rooms at the first hotel we stumbled across, around 5 PM, the Hotel Avenida III as opposed to the peregrine albergue. The bar looks great after a long day and the prices are reasonable compared to Leon.
The Camino today ran within spitting distance of a highway (I verified that distance each time a vehicle went by too close or fast.) The photo below is very authentic in this respect. I've attached a map of the stage.
The last photo is Judy attempting to combine rehydration with the evening cocktail.
Lunch was a sandwich we made using generous quantities of materiels we gleaned from the 12 euro breakfast buffet. The sandwiches resembled last night's dinner though.
Dinner was a nice tuna and tomato salad, an unfortunately greasy lamb and potato main course, a nice red house wine, and chocolate cake and lemon flan, with a lemon flavored schnaps thrown in for a finisher. The very pleasant waiter threw in an ornate ball point pen as a table present. That earned him a 2 euro tip, which is generous here.
A disclaimer on spelling here. This tablet keyboard leaves lots to be desired as a writing device. Also, my spelling is naturally bad, even beyond the capabilities of the spell checker on occasion.
Also, the time stamps on these blog entries are US Eastern, not Spain, so add 6 hours to see the time relative to here.
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