Puento de Orbigo
Our albergue/refugio yesterday was really nice. Our dinner last night there was very traditional - it included a lovely Spanish beef stew. During the afternoon we had a drink in the bar. As is usual, they supplied a small tapas with the drinks. It looked a bit different and we eventually established that it was beef lung! Mary ate it with gusto, Kieran gave it a skip.
We have arrived in the beautiful town of Astorga. It has a lovely mix of old and new buildings and attractive plazas. On the way there, we crossed over Puente de Orbigo, a bridge dating back to the 13th century - see photo above. Along the route, we encountered lots of corn fields. It was a 6.30 start and a long slog, in weather that continues to be hot. The blister count continues to mount, with Mary, normally immune to them, racking up a couple more, and Kieran another. The pharmacist in the town has been helpful.
We are staying at the municipal albergue - we were booked in by two good looking young priests - ladies take note! We are in a four bed dorm, and as luck would have it we are sharing with a lovely young Polish couple we had dinner with last week.
We see a lot of people who are new to us, having joined the Camino since Leon. Also, today, we have been joined by the Camino route that comes up from Seville. So the group moving with us is changing. In the last couple of days we have come across more Irish.
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| A statue of a pilgrim outside our albergue in Astorga. |
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