Day 27-El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla 18km

I am sitting in the Mansilla Bus terminal right now waiting for the bus to Leon after walking 18km. I just missed the bus so I have to wait 2 hours before the next one, so I thought I might as well be productive and write my blog. Let me start at the beginning.

I woke up in the middle of the night last night to go to the washroom and I had a brilliant idea. Why don’t I take the bus to Leon? The reason I want to get to Leon today is that my friend Christina is there right now and is leaving tomorrow. She is a couple days ahead of me on the walk. I thought about it and it is only 18km walk that I am missing and it is all along the highway, nothing of importance to see. I thought, life is about our connections, so if I go today, I can have dinner with her, then she will be off tomorrow and I will explore Leon.

So, today I walked the 18km I was scheduled to walk and instead of finding a place to sleep, I am hopping on the bus. It is just as well. I can tell my body is ready for a rest day.

Today was practically uneventful as yesterday, except when I burst into tears. I was walking along the road and thought I would put on some music. I looked at my playlists and I had the album “The Movie Album: As Time Goes By” by Neil Diamond. I smiled and thought, “ok, I will probably cry a bit but it will be nice to listen to this”. The reason it may be emotional is that I played this album over and over again when I was in the US just after meeting Jörg. Almost every song on the album is about love and I was falling in love with Jörg so they all had meaning.

Some of the songs are
Secret Love
Can you Feel the Love Tonight
Love with a Proper Stranger
When you Wish Upon a Star
Ebb Tide
True Love
Can’t Help Falling in Love

Most of these brought smiles and a few tears, but mostly happy memories. I burst into sobbing snotty tears when Neil Diamond started singing “My Heart Will Go On”.

Jörg is forever in my heart.

Time to get ready for the bus ride. I will tell you all about my evening tomorrow.

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