The last two days have seen much time spent on what is known as the Calzada Romana, this is the original roman road built by Emperor Augustus a very long time ago and, as I have mentioned a number of times, it is humbling to think of the time that has gone by and the people that have travelled these roads.
The original road runs through some very remote countryside and here have been a some twenty plus kilometres where the only sound I could hear was the shuffling of my feet on the gravel, it is not often in today's world that we have the opportunity for such complete silence.
Today I left the place I was staying, a lovely little family run casa rural, at 6:30 am and walked by the light of a lovely full moon, no headlamps needed, just the moon light. With the heat of the past few days it is nice to be where you are going by early afternoon, the early morning walking is quite lovely, and since bedtime on the camino is usually around 9pm, getting up early is not a chore.
Today I am back in a municipal Albergue, 5 euro's per night, more money for cerveza..... My Albergue stay's far outweigh my hotel stays, a surprise to my family for sure and a bit of a surprise to me as well. The Albergue's are where you meet the people and that is such a great part of all of this.
Tomorrow I am off to Leon, I am looking forward to seeing the city.
From a landscape perspective, for the last few days, while the walking has been flat, there has been a sense of the mountains in the distance gradually moving closer and closer, Over the next few days this should continue and the landscape will become more interesting once again.
Until next time
Tiff & I would have most definitely lost any formal pool put in place to predict the number of alburques you would stay in. Glad to hear they have been such a positive part of your journey! xoxo
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