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    1Pat with a cool mural in Villar de Mazarife.
    A picture of a picture of the sunrise.1For the last 20 miles, the km markers have read 300 to 306 kilometers. The math doesn't quite work2We had to cross train tracks today.21Chicky with fuzzy feet.1Beautiful pheasant.Tiny rooster.1Legend has it that don Suero de Quiñones and 9 men defended this bridge against 300 men.2Scarecrows?Pat looks tiny next to the tractor tires.The courtyard at our albergue tonight.11

    Day 29-Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias

    October 5, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    We're starting to climb some small hills now. It's good training for what's to come, I suppose. We headed out just before sunrise and enjoyed cool air for most of our walk.

    We stopped for lunch in Hospital de Órbigo at a place with a beautiful garden. The highlight was sharing the garden, and some of our lunch, with the roosters, hens and pheasants. The pheasants had beautiful color patterns in their plumage.

    It started heating up for the final hour of our walk so we were happy to finally arrive at our albergue. 13 miles in all today. Tomorrow is a shorter day into Astorga.    Read more