It was a chilly start to the day as we took a quick tour of town so that I could catch up on the beautiful sights of Leon. Although not a religious bone in my body the cathedral was so stunningly simple yet rich in meaning. It was just as well as most of the morning’s 20km walk was at the edge of the road and therefore it was a little difficult to imagine one was walking through a particularly historic part of Spain.
Astrid alas was suffering from various Achilles and shin ailments and so progress was more pedestrian than usual, taking 4.5hrs to cover the short 19km to Villadangos. As we did not leave Leon until 09:15hrs the long stay in the sun resulted in some comical ‘bikini lines’ appearing on various parts of our torso’s, in particular on Nikki.
Having found accommodation for the day, an order was placed for the habitual bottle of Rioja (and a very fine vintage it was too). Following wee walk through town and a spot of berry picking we loaded up on provisions for tomorrow and beat a hasty retreat for a late afternoon Siesta. The Perigrinos menu de jour was the usual bland affair, with lights out by 22:30hrs amid pile of Nikki’s worldly possessions – all of them!!!
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