Burgos to Leon

Hello All,
Thank you for your continued interest in my adventure.

April 6 to April 12:
On the way from Burgos to Leon:

April 6:
Burgos to Castrojeritz.
Mud and high wind.Slow.Tough day.High note was lunch and beer in the sun.
Nice place to stay in a small village.

I felt like the Spanish rooster.I walk with my feet in the mud......but I sing anyway....

Claude Rivel and Penelope from Avingnon in France.Nice couple to travel along with. I am faster and so find a cafe, have a beer or a wine.

Castrojeritz to Fromista: April 7:
Super steep climb.Windy and flat
Alfalfa and wheat.Farmers fertilizing.
On the meseta. High plateau.Good road.Lovely.
Ancient town 10th century.
Beautiful Roman churches.

Observation: Public areas. Hostel corridors, bar toilets etc....
Spain is very energy concious....
Every light switch is on a timer.
It is very important to know where the light switch is in the small toilet.......One can panic.......

April 8:
Fromista to Carrion De Los Condes.
Strond wind. +15 miles per hour alllll day.Flat path along a canal and then parallel to the road.Not many cars/trucks so not too bad.

April 9:
Carrion to Sahagun:
Managed to lose Claude and Penelope on the way to San Nicolas.Came out of thr café and POUF!

Some say they hid behind a church in the village of Moratinos.....

I will see them in Leon.We have the same Hotel reserved.

Sahagun was great.
Watched Barcelona play Atletico De Madrid in the 1/4 final of the Champions Cup. It did not go well for Barca.

April 10:
I expected to see the Duke ride out of the high plains  trees "Well hello pilgrim...."

Very flat.Great weather and hot sun this past 3 days.  Roman road all the way today and tomorrow.Best example of an untouched Roman road in all of Spain.
Quiet.Some sheep.Scubland. Stoney road. Beautiful.No houses. Zip, nada.Had lunch by a stream in some woods.On my own for two days....got "lost" in  Calzada De Coto. ........hardly possible.Two policemen showed me the way.....

Short day today. 15k.Tomorrow to Manilla De Las Mulas - Hand on the saddle and place if the Mules.Saw none.Rented none.

Still a shortage of 10th all on camels and so I have to walk.

Grand weather. Hot.No clouds.Roman road.No buildings for many miles.

Ohhhhh! What I would give for a Pine Lake Country Club Hamburger......With tomatoes, lettuce, onions and a $2 Miller High Life......

Re-arranged the course a few times to shorten 11....

Stayed in a dormitory in Manilla De Las Mulas.Dormitory.Ate family style with  group of French/Swiss and Swedes.Nice.I bought desert and beer.

Frechman sat on my bed at 5:45a.m "Bonjour John ....Can va? C'est temps d'etre debout.T'a bien dormi....????"

One of the hazards of the road....and bring your own everything....Cold water showers included.5€ a night. Deal.

SUE: Increase the budget!!

Leon April 12&13:
Rest days.Start of Holy week.Palm Sunday today.Processions. 60+ carrying each statue.Bands, dignitaries.Mass at 13:00.

Photos follow.

More to come later. Off towards Rabanal tomorrow.

Could one of the committee please have his phone switched on AND with him on Monday April 14 at the Tryon House......

Thank you Sue for all hour hard work managing the chickens.......

All my very best,

John,
walkswithoutsticksandbootsonrestdayinLeon....

Bon Dia!!