Day 28. Bercianos to Mansilla de la Mula

We had a good thunderstorm last evening and it cleared enough to get a picture of the sunset. I think we both slept very soundly. We got going about 0645 and caught a picture of the sunrise. It was about 45 degrees with a wind. I had everything on plus gloves for a while. Fortunately, we were able to shed gloves and jackets mid morning. It continued to stay overcast while we walked which we are grateful. I was afraid the Meseta would be very hot without shade, but we got lucky! By the time we reach Leon, we will be out of the Meseta!
Today was a tough day for me mentally and physically. My foot continues to bother me and today I could not find the “sweet” spot to keep going. Most of the time I can take my mind off of it but today was tougher to do. Steve even got me to play a musical game where we would take turns humming or singing the lyrics to songs and the other one naming that tune. We quickly realized that we were bad at remembering lyrics and we sounded terrible…..but it did take my mind off of the pain for a while.
Today we walked to Mansilla de La Mulas. Our room is gorgeous and apparently new. We even have a balcony to dry our clothes on. I feel like a local. No shame here! We hang it all out for everyone to see. Hahahah. We covered 17.8 miles (40768 steps) today. Tomorrow is only a 12 mile day to Leon! Grateful for the cloudy day, grateful for the picture I received today from our house sitter(Linda) of Sophie—I was just missing her and grateful to be able to relax a bit todayRead more