Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days

We had a delightful evening before we left Leon. We dined in a place where the locals eat and the gentleman who seated us also cooked and served us. We were a bit early for dinner...8:00 which is early by European standards but since we wanted an early morning start we decided to try to find a place that accommodated peregrinos. We did and it was a fantastic dinner.

We enjoyed a lovely breakfast before we checked out of our hotel room. We left the city and its beautiful architecture and quickly the landscape began to change. Gone were the stunning cathedrals of old quickly to be replaced by the beautiful colors of fall in Spain.

We chose the alternate route today which is a bit longer but goes through the countryside. I can not describe how beautiful the area was as we watched the sun and clouds change the color of the miles of countryside along side us. It was spectacular and we would go for hours without speaking while just trying to capture the beauty of these moments. The hues of the land would change from silver to gold and then to green and blue with just the movement of the clouds. We were lost in our thoughts and quickly fifteen miles went by.

We had lunch in Fresno del Camino even though it was a bit out of our way because we liked the name of the town. We are spending the night in Villar de Mazarife and will head to Astorga tomorrow which is about twenty two miles away.

Looking forward to tomorrow and living in the beauty that is around me.

Buen Camino. You are loved...