Day 28: San Martín to Astorga

Mileage: 16 miles
Altitude gain and loss: Garmin is still withholding this information. Rolling hills today after midday.
Weather: glorious. Cool and sunny morning, warm and sunny afternoon
Total mileage: 331.5 miles

So today definitely made up for yesterday! The trail started along the highway, but even the side of the highway was better than yesterday’s version. Then after four miles or so the trail veered into the countryside. Such a beautiful day. Several villages along the way provided sustenance and restrooms.

I officially left the meseta today (I had that wrong the other day) so there was a little climbing today, and tomorrow will ascend all day. The views once that started were just beautiful. I took something like 150 pics today! I’ll have to do a separate post or two for Astorga.

1. The path this morning. Amongst my goals was to avoid stepping on a snail or slug.
2. The Rio Abrigo in Hospital del Abrigo
3. - 8. Views of the day. I could’ve arrived in Astorga 30 minutes earlier if I hadn’t stopped to take pictures so often! I realized that sometimes I’m stopping to snap because I’m so happy in that moment, and I’m trying to capture *that.* This is as impossible as doing any justice to the views, but I’ll keep trying. Ya gotta try!
9. The poppies are back! There weren’t nearly as many of them over the past few days.
10. The view down into San Justo de la Vega and, further away, Astorga. You can see the cathedral in Astorga if you zoom in on the left.Read more