Today we reach León and another rest day. It was another day typical of those lately: off before 8am (although never by the planned 7.30am); a walk alongside, but separated from, fairly busy roads - this has been the norm of late in the more populated area we are now in - with the occasional honk or wave of support from passing motorists; a breakfast of coffee and cake and tortilla in the nearest cafe of the first village we pass through (usually surrounded by other walkers); and then more walking along roads and over bridges and along tracks until we arrive late afternoon at our destination. Today we spent the last hour or so in the industrial outskirts and roads of Leon, the third biggest city on the whole route, which included a slippy, muddy descent to the main streets, made worse by the rain that had accompanied us since mid morning.
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| Descent to Leon |
We are now in a comfortable hotel until Sunday morning. We have done the latest bout of washing and we dined well, courtesy of Gale, in the rambling narrow streets of Leon’s eating quarter near the magnificent cathedral. Tomorrow we will relax and explore but for now I intend to make the most of my big comfortable bed without the company of another 30 walkers.
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