D24- Reliegos to Leon 25 km

461.3 km (286.6 miles) walked so far. 305.7km (190 miles) to go.
The Meseta today was what we expected, long, dry and very hot. We set off early to get a head start before it heated up. We stopped for coffee at the first town, Mansilla de las Mulas, 5.6km into our walk. We then walked for a long hot 10.6km with no breeze and no shade. We went through the town of Villamores de Mansilla after another 4.8km and Puente de la Villarente was which was only another 1.7km further on after that. We aimed to take a break at Arcahueja but when we got there nothing was open so we ended up having a coffee and a cold drink at Puente de Castro. We didn’t eat there as the food didn’t look very appetising. Finally we were walking through the streets of Leon with Chris and Kate and arrived at the Catedral de Santa Maria Leon. We sat in the square and had coffee and cakes and admired the beauty of the magnificent cathedral in front of us. Later that evening we met up with Simon, Chris, Kate, John and Justin and we went on a tapas and wine then ended up having pizza at a nearby bar. It was Simon’s birthday and it was lovely that we could celebrate in such a beautiful city.Lue lisää