Another easy day

Everybody out reasonably late, the only socket in the room is free of telephones now, so I can make a coffee for my lie-in. Cora takes a selfie with me for herself and one for me too. Cora is one of the Canadian couple with Ben. Am the last to leave and stop almost immediately in the little bar down the road for another coffee plus omelette plus sandwich to take away for my lunch. I am now sitting on top of the Alto del Perdon with a panoramic view and the pilgrim silhouettes.

PS to Laurie's comment on my "Siesta" sign: last night in the ever changing group of people there was a gentleman from China who spoke quite good English and he wanted to know what siesta means. "Ah, nap!"

Continue now steeply down according to the sign forbidding the path to cars and cycles. Down to become a large route, much too large for pedestrians - the tendency of authorities to "improve" the poor pilgrims' caminos. No siestas possible because the sides of the improved camino were all churned up leaving a deep ditch on either side full of pebbles and loose soil. So after a long pause on a bench and another one in a bar in Uterga I arrived early in my Casa Rural and have just discovered that Andrea is only coming tomorrow. In my head it was quite clear she would be arriving tonight! Well!Read more