I left Leon at 2, a late start, aiming for Vilar de Mazarife, even phoned ahead to the albergue to make sure I had a place since I was arriving late. Best laid plans fell flat - they did't honour my reservation; there was no room anywhere and so off I went, walking another 10K to Villavante!
The Casa Rural here is in a renoed mill, set back from the road on a grove of trees. As I walked in, Mercedes welcomed me warmly with hugs and kisses. There was a roaring fire in the fireplace and dinner was in half an hour. The company of pilgrims was fun - England, South Africa, France, US and Canada represented at the table, sharing stories and experiences.
What luck that there was no room in Vilar - and I coulda saved myself a kilometre or two of muttering!
Sending Camino blessings!
One of my favorite flowers - Viper's Bugloss. I read interesting story how this flower was made.
ReplyDeleteGreat that your additional walk finished nicely and you met good people.
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a.
what an amazing find, you seem so in tune.
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