The day started off early, 6:33 to be exact. We found our way out of our quiet village and headed for another one. Here is the sunrise:
It was great walking weather, overcast and really no chance of rain. Along the way we passed this really cool church and it reminded us how the Camino always makes a pass by the church no matter how far out of the way it is. So if you loose track of the way, get there to the nearest church! (Don’t worry, they are all Catholic here- every other religion must worship underground😮).
One of the things these churches are good for, besides worship, is that their steeples serve as a platform for storks’ nests. Check out this one. It has 3 huge nests:
Here’s a really cool story about storks. They mate for life so they always return to the same nest. One year on a church steeple near here, the female got hung up on the cross and cried and squawked for help but no one helped. 😢 Consequently she finally died. The following year her mate came back to the nest and looked for her to no avail. He came back the 3rd year and started fixing up the nest. A young female was watching him and he invited her to share the nest. Isn’t that a sweet story?
We passed over the bridge over Órbigo which was built in the 13th century. Below this bridge lies a jousting field (yes, they really did do that).
Our final resting place for the day was “El Encanto” Albergue and it truly was. Marta was the proprietress and the place could have been more comfortable and welcoming. We even had sheets and towels! Fortunately we are trying to stay between big cities so it was rather quiet and unpopulated.
We went to the only bar/restaurant for dinner. Met a man and his 14 year old son from Germany. The son has one week vacation so the 2 of them drove down with their bikes and were hoping to get to Santiago where they would rent a car to take them and their bikes back to Leon where they left their car.
It was a good day.
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