Hospitalera Day 14

Hallelujah! I was awakened at about 5:30 by the washing machine beeping that it was finished. The same machine that locked my clothes inside when the power went out.

During the night I woke up to use the baño and could see some lights in the distance. So I went out on the balcony. Probably the lights I saw were Astorga, which was encouraging. But when I looked up I could see SO many stars! ⭐️ It was amazing!

Happily we could serve our usual pilgrim breakfast (desayuno) of café con leche y tostada (coffee and toast) as electricity was fully restored.

I went for a walk around the village today and lucked out. The church a bit further down the hill was unlocked for a change. So I got a few photos.

Then I came across the cat. 🐈‍⬛ When Rachel and I walked through in 2018, we saw a black cat sitting on a fence. Today I saw a black cat sitting on a chair across from that fence. You can decide if it is the same cat. 🐈‍⬛

As I walked around the village I noticed that you can almost always see the church by our albergue. So you can’t really get lost. See how many photos you can see that include our 12th century church, Iglesia de Rabanal del Camino.

When I returned I had a message from a family who were guests during our first week. I told Venry (age 10) to take a photo with the ladies in Alameda Park when he gets to Santiago. They have arrived, so his Mom sent me the photo today.Read more