Day 1 18th September.
We arrived in Leon train station at 9am and eventually set of at 9:45.
The weather is perfect for walking, shorts and t-shirts. Hope it stays like this!
We arrived at Villadangos del Paramon at 15:30 - not bad for the first day.
We are in the Albergue here which is well equipped, clean and comfortable - they have cooking facilities so chilli-con-carne is on the menu tonight.
Tomorrow I guess the aches and pains set in - we´ll see
Nigel
Forgot to mention a couple of things (only get 15 mins of time on the internet!)
Firstly, watch out when you leave Leon on the N120 - there is a bit where you need to be on the left hand side of the road as the route goes off down a track there - if you don´t look out for it you may (as we did) miss it. Fortunately a friendly local pointed us in the right direction.
Secondly, on the way (about lunchtime so San Miguel and on the left hand side of the road) some kind local has put out produce from his garden, biscuits and nuts for the ´Peregrinos´ to help themselves to - just a notepad and pen to leave a comment, not a sign of anywhere to leave money... how kind the locals are!
As I write now, at 7:40pm, it´s just started raining.. hope it doesn´t last!
We arrived in Leon train station at 9am and eventually set of at 9:45.
The weather is perfect for walking, shorts and t-shirts. Hope it stays like this!
We arrived at Villadangos del Paramon at 15:30 - not bad for the first day.
We are in the Albergue here which is well equipped, clean and comfortable - they have cooking facilities so chilli-con-carne is on the menu tonight.
Tomorrow I guess the aches and pains set in - we´ll see
Nigel
Forgot to mention a couple of things (only get 15 mins of time on the internet!)
Firstly, watch out when you leave Leon on the N120 - there is a bit where you need to be on the left hand side of the road as the route goes off down a track there - if you don´t look out for it you may (as we did) miss it. Fortunately a friendly local pointed us in the right direction.
Secondly, on the way (about lunchtime so San Miguel and on the left hand side of the road) some kind local has put out produce from his garden, biscuits and nuts for the ´Peregrinos´ to help themselves to - just a notepad and pen to leave a comment, not a sign of anywhere to leave money... how kind the locals are!
As I write now, at 7:40pm, it´s just started raining.. hope it doesn´t last!