To Rabanal del Camino

September 29

We left early this morning to beat the heat and enjoyed walking under a full moon as we left Astorga. We stopped in each village we walked through - first breakfast, second breakfast, and then ice cream. 🙂

It was exciting to be heading into some hills plus, we love the change in the buildings. The majority of structures are made from stone now and we saw our first roof made with slabs of slate.

For the longest time, Alan and I could not figure out why there were so many people on the path today, but then we talked to some Swedish women who told us they were part of a bus tour that dropped 35 of them off to walk this section. We also noticed another group. Once they all moved on from our end point of Rabanal, the town was quiet again. 🙂

After some FaceTime with Adrianne, Grant and little Eddie❤️, we had a late lunch/early dinner with Candi and Nancy. I literally inhaled my spaghetti!! The constant walking and the burning of calories makes me crave pasta. 🍝

We are now back at our hostel organizing for tomorrow. Even though we have our own room, the bathroom is shared, and there has been a woman in the bathroom, talking on the phone forever!! 🚽😳 She doesn’t seem to even realize other people (Alan) need to use it. 😂

Tomorrow, we climb to the highest point on the Camino and then down to the town of Acebo. Candi and Nancy will be walking beyond us so we may not see them again….you never know on a Camino, though. 🙂Read more