Leon Tomorrow!

Linda

First of all, thanks so much for the Thanksgiving greetings and encouragement! We have had several long days of walking lately (25-30km), and on some of those days there were long stretches with no towns or facilities. Our bodies coped very well other than a few ongoing blisters that we are treating. We are single handedly supporting the Compeed industry here- it is a "second skin" product that is very popular on the Camino and protects the blisters while you walk. It is not available in Canada- Russ's theory is that not enough North Americans walk enough to need it!
Today when passing through the town of Mansilla De Las Mulas, we came across a wonderful farmers market-huge cloves of garlic, beautiful Spanish onions, all kinds of grapes, oranges, apples.. then there were the cheeses and smoked meats(including delicious pig snouts & feet). We managed to leave with only two nectarines & two apples- that's the problem when everything is being carried on your back!
We have a short walk into the city of Leon tomorrow morning(13 km) so will book into a hotel and spend the afternoon sightseeing. Apparently the walk into Leon is not pleasant, and many of the other pilgrims take a bus or taxi for that stretch. Since we can't really afford a day off at this point, we will be continuing on the next day. We are now out of the Meseta, so are anxious to see the more varied scenery that awaits us.
Until the next post, adios!





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