Day 32. San Martin to San Justo

We were unable to get a bed in Astorga, so we are going to stop about 1.5 miles from there and pass through tomorrow morning. Today we stayed with the original route although it was near a highway. Steve was wishing we had taken the other scenic route. But as the saying goes, there is a reason we were on that path…. We were the only ones there with one other person behind us. I recognized him from various Albergue but had not met. He is usually with a large group of South Koreans. We stopped to shed some layers and he came up on us. We asked if was alright and he said he was just following us. He did not want to pass. He wanted to follow. His name is Kin and he wanted us to guess how old he was. Steve guessed about 70. He thanked us profusely and said he was into his 80’s. I knew then, that was why we were there on that route. I don’t know why he was there alone but we kept an eye on him til we got to our place. Hope we meet again.
After a short nap, we went to find food. This bar had the best hamburguesas. It was missing the onion tho! Met a local playing cards. Looked like solitaire to me. I was able to call and wish my dad a happy Father’s Day! Tomorrow we will be back in the mountains again. Should be more beautiful scenery but weather can be unpredictable. Today I am grateful that we were where we needed to be, grateful to be able to talk with my dad and grateful for a hamburger! Today we walked 12.9 miles (29638 steps)Read more