With our end destination of Leon just half a days walk away, we were up and about bright and early.
Having been first to complete his ablutions, Richard advised us to use the WC facilities before other pilgrims were about. Designed for much shorter Spanish pilgrims, his knees touched the door so had to leave it open…nice!
Having walked about 1OKm we came to a small town with a well equipped hardware store. Dr John was in his element, pouring over the plethora of tools and equipment. A while later he emerged grinning like Cheshire cat clasping the latest addition to his (ever growing) Camino trekking kit; a set of forged box spanners.
Arriving in Leon early afternoon, we were pleased to discover that tonight was the start of the ‘Santa Semana’ (Holy week) festivities in the city.
Thousands of people filled the streets, including other pilgrims we had met during the week.
We have completed another 120 miles of the Camino de Santiago, in just 6.5 days. Time now to give our blistered feet a break I think…until next time.
Richards summary – Albergue “Fademar” by Plaza San Francisco We picked this place because it doesn’t close until 11.00 (most are 10) so we got a better night out! A bit “municipal” but it met our needs.
Bedbugs and Blisters 
Thankyou once again for your interesting reports of events etc. along the way. A shame that Geoff could not join you this time – he must have been on a ‘blister avoidance course’. Well done to all of you and best wishes for the next stage!
Gordon Summers, father-in-law to Geoff.
Many thanks Gordon, yes we all missed Geoff but very pleased to hear he will be joining us in October (after his Camino week with Sue in September)
best wishes
mark
Dear fellows on the camino. Finally I got to look into your page… and found something similar like my name right on first sight: Yolander….only recognized by the comment within the brackets 🙂
Your comments and your pictures are great! Some of the places of course I could remember right away. I finished my camino on 23/4/2014 in Santiago, very excited, happy and proud!
You can look forward to your next tour, the camino gets more and more interesting the closer you get to Santiago! I signed up for your page and look forward to reading your future comments.
Until we meet again!
un abrazo fuerte,
Jolanda (brithis: Yolander :-))
Well done Jolanda…and thank you for your kind words about the blog. I have corrected the spelling of your name – sorry about that!
best wishes
Mark