• Deepika SaksenaAdventure on Camino FrancisTraveler
    Finally - some water!!
    1The bridge where the lance charges were staged.1My room at the albergue.1Not a good way to get to Astorga.The good way to get to Astorga.Walking with Brenda.

    Hospital de Orbigo

    October 3, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Day 30 - Walked 35 kms today from Leon to the town of Hospital de Orbigo. It was a brutal walk - almost all the way on the sidewalk along a highway. My knees were shot by the time I reached this place. It was a warm afternoon and I was out of water. At the outskirts of town I fell upon the water fountain. Aaaahhh!
    Being me, I signed up for a ‘free’ historical guided tour of Hospital de Orbigo . This very cute 20 something explained the story of the knight who had to charge with his lance and break 300 lances of challengers in order to win his lady love. This event was staged on the bridge leading into town.
    The town is very pretty and I stayed in a cute Albergue. I met a humanitarian nurse, Brenda, who walked to Astorga with me.    Read more