CAMINO DAY 23
Watched a gorgeous sunrise this morning, as all five of us started our final segment of the Meseta earlier than normal. The forecast for the next several days is intense sunshine and increasing temps. Thought we should get in the habit of avoiding the afternoon heat. Only had a 11.5 mile hike to reach our hotel in León, and meet up with the 6th member of the ‘Alabama Gang’ – as we are so fondly referred to by many of our fellow pilgrims from around the world! Very excited that Alecia came a day early and was waiting for us when we arrived today. The relatively short walk to Leon grew by nearly 50% as we toured the town after lunch and ended up with over 16 miles on our Apple watches.
Tomorrow is our first ‘rest day’, after 23 straight days on the Camino and nearly 300 miles under our belts. Not sure that we might not get a little antsy tomorrow if it were not for the fact León is such a vibrant and enchanting city. A blend of modern and antiquity. A city with seemingly endless streets lined with shops, tapas bars, and restaurants, all surrounding a beautiful, gothic-style, 13th century cathedral, behind ancient city walls. There seems to be so much to see and do here, so we are all looking forward to reporting our findings tomorrow. Buen Camino!