Day 28 - Hospital de Orbego to Astorga

Today was a good day for me. We received some help from Maria at the farmicia in Hospital last night. Today, I had the first pain-free walk in about 3 weeks, which was amazing.

We had several surprises today that made the day memorable. One was getting a stamp and treat from an elderly man in the morning. No cafés were open, so we had no breakfast or coffee to start the day. Seeing this man was good for us since he had food and drinks, all for a donation. The other one was at about the 12 km we came upon a oasis with food and drinks, all for a donation also. Both of these are "the camino will provide" moments. The oasis had fresh fruits, cheese, toast, cookies, chips, juice, coffee, and water. You could also sleep there if needed, open 24 hours a day, again all donation based. David was the man manning the oasis so we took a picture with him. We gave our donation and headed into Astorga.

Once in Astorga we had a nice lunch, visited the chocolate museum, and then checked into our hotel for our rest day. Got cleaned up, had a couple of drinks and dinner with Denise. It was a great day.Read more