Day 22: Rest Day in SDC & Time to Pivot

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Slept in !!! to 8:30!!! when it was just getting light!!! In the plaza below our windows, a race was underway. Lots of kids' groups and adults as well.

Well, with Joe resting up with COVID, I took my time this morning catching up on this record, email, etc. Went out to the plaza in front of the Cathedral where I got a message from Abby that she & Eric were picking up the credentials for Finisterre. I ended up joining them for breakfast (lunch?) and had not one but two (2!!) glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice along with a tosta of ham & cheese, with a fried egg on top (!!!).

We waited a long time to order and a long time to be served, but sitting at a café outside on a sunny day is pretty nice. Afterwards, we tried to visit the Museum of Pilgrimage, but despite it listing Sun. hours on the door, it stubbornly stayed closed. We wandered the streets looking for the Pilgrim House, but found it too - like many other places - was closed on Sundays.

We poked around and finally found a place that would make a tortilla (egg and potatoes) to go (for Joe). So I brought that back, piping hot, to the apartment where Joe was still asleep. I got us bus reservations for the León to SDC leg, and then was inspired to nap too.

Once A&E were back, i started looking for busses back from Finisterre and realized we had a problem: they were sold out on the days we wanted to travel. 😲😲

We moved the party onto the plaza outside and spent a couple of hours sorting out the next few days, now that Joe was down for the count. We made some decisions (ditch the Finisterre Camino and seeing Mark's concert in Villafranca del Bierzo 😭😭😭, extend time in SDC, Astorga and León). In the end, we decided our priority was making space for Joe to recover. We closed out the day with dinner at the same place as last night A Catro (shredded pork loin seasoned with paprika and red peppers) and are ready to crash now.Read more