Ponferrada to Pieros: September 24, 2014: Day 25
We left the albergay around 8:00 with the sun up and promises of a beautiful fall day. When stopping at the pharmacy to pick-up some ibuprofen we ran into Lucy, a Pilgrim from Canada we met our fist week. It was fun to see her after all this time and here about her Camino. She told us about a vegetarian albergay that offers yoga that we hope to be able to stay at tonight.
We did not get to see any bike races except on TV. However we saw people practicing, staging for races and the announcing stands. It was fun being here for an international event. Ponferada is a big city and it took us forever to walk through town. In Calabras we stopped to take our shoes off and rest our feet. The blisters are still bothering me and Angie is afraid she is getting a new blister.
We met a lovely couple from Wales having lunch. We had a lively and fun conversation with them as we shared our journeys. They were really upbeat and fun.
We walked through fields of grapes that were being picked for harvest. It was fun to see this and be a part of it as we walked along. We also tasted a few grapes that had fallen to the ground. Oh yum, very sweet!
We found the albergay around 2:00. We entered a room filled with a smell of spices. The building is at least 300 years old . We are in a room with 10 other beds. The bunkbed are made of log and are very sturdy .
After washing clothes in a real washing machine and putting them on the line we sat down and visited with Leslie, a Canadian woman and drank wine and shared our lives on and off the Camino. She shared with us her adventures in Napal and walking to base camp on Everest and walking a path in Northern England. She is struggling some on this trip with in her feet, ankles and hips; that and her husband always walks way ahead of her. :)
At dinner we were with 3 young Israelis. They shared some of their lives with us and interests. A young man and woman were traveling from Santiago to South America. The other young woman is traveling on to Southern Spain. She wants to learn Spanish guitar. They talked about growing up in a commune. They share everything.
We went to bed that night with 10 other pilgrims, Israeli, German, Canadian, Australian and us. The beds were sturdy, made of wood, and did not squeek. The air coming in the window was cool. For one of the first times on the Camino I slept like a baby.
Lesson Learned: peaceful environments give rest.
We left the albergay around 8:00 with the sun up and promises of a beautiful fall day. When stopping at the pharmacy to pick-up some ibuprofen we ran into Lucy, a Pilgrim from Canada we met our fist week. It was fun to see her after all this time and here about her Camino. She told us about a vegetarian albergay that offers yoga that we hope to be able to stay at tonight.
We did not get to see any bike races except on TV. However we saw people practicing, staging for races and the announcing stands. It was fun being here for an international event. Ponferada is a big city and it took us forever to walk through town. In Calabras we stopped to take our shoes off and rest our feet. The blisters are still bothering me and Angie is afraid she is getting a new blister.
We met a lovely couple from Wales having lunch. We had a lively and fun conversation with them as we shared our journeys. They were really upbeat and fun.
We walked through fields of grapes that were being picked for harvest. It was fun to see this and be a part of it as we walked along. We also tasted a few grapes that had fallen to the ground. Oh yum, very sweet!
We found the albergay around 2:00. We entered a room filled with a smell of spices. The building is at least 300 years old . We are in a room with 10 other beds. The bunkbed are made of log and are very sturdy .
After washing clothes in a real washing machine and putting them on the line we sat down and visited with Leslie, a Canadian woman and drank wine and shared our lives on and off the Camino. She shared with us her adventures in Napal and walking to base camp on Everest and walking a path in Northern England. She is struggling some on this trip with in her feet, ankles and hips; that and her husband always walks way ahead of her. :)
At dinner we were with 3 young Israelis. They shared some of their lives with us and interests. A young man and woman were traveling from Santiago to South America. The other young woman is traveling on to Southern Spain. She wants to learn Spanish guitar. They talked about growing up in a commune. They share everything.
We went to bed that night with 10 other pilgrims, Israeli, German, Canadian, Australian and us. The beds were sturdy, made of wood, and did not squeek. The air coming in the window was cool. For one of the first times on the Camino I slept like a baby.
Lesson Learned: peaceful environments give rest.
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