The Journeyers

The Journeyers
Karen, Beth, and Jerri

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

León and Beyond

October 9
At breakfast, coffee gets served with a Paddington-sized treat.

We take the 7:50 a.m. bus to León.  It's a pretty posh bus for public transportation--the sort we would consider a hired coach.  It has the strongest, fastest Internet connection I've used since I've been in Spain.

We get to see quite a bit of León, finding our way from the bus station to the Camino, then following the Camino out of the city.
 
Beyond the pretty suburbs, we endure another soulless stretch of light industry like in Burgos.  In the last suburb, we turn away from city streets onto dirt path again.

There's a bit of climbing, and some boring scenery.  The weather sprinkles on and off and we keep getting in and out of our rain gear.  The poncho is very effective but also sweaty as heck; you don't want to be in it if you don't have to be.
 
It's not a particularly rough or long day.  But by the time we walk into Villar de Mazarife, I'm tired and my feet hurt.  Oh, the blisters are improving; my feet just hurt.  One of the not-so-great days, I guess.

Total distance walked: 22.2 km
Total distance ridden: 18.6 km  :-(

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