I Gave My Feet A Vacation Today

Knowing that Leon was a short walk today, only 11.5 miles, I decided to give my feet a much needed rest. No, I didn't take the bus! No taxi either! I have walked every step of The Way to this point of the Camino and have no plans on changing this, blisters or not. However, I decided that I needed to take it a bit easier today so I used a transport service and shipped my backpack to my Leon hostel. I did feel just a bit guilty doing this, but I think the benefit will be worth it. Walking without a 20 pound pack on my back for the first time in nearly 20 days was a real treat! My stride was strong and I throughly enjoyed my conversation with an older French couple. 

i am happy to report that my bag arrived in Leon! I was a little worried about what I might do if it got lost, but, no worries! So, tomorrow, the backpack goes back on and I head further west out of Leon. Using the transport service was perhaps the best 7€ that I've spent on the Camino. I'm refreshed and ready now to tackle the last third of the Camino. Life is good!

Here in Leon, I'm staying in a hostel. In comparison with an albergue, one can stay at a hostel as long as you want and you don't have to be out by a certain time in the morning. In an albergue, one usually stays just one night. The similarity is that six people are sharing a room just like in an albergue. My roommates tonight come from New Zealand, Italy, and Germany. Every albergue along the Camino has the same mix of people from all over the world. 

My Camino buddy Dylan from New Zealand entertaining us at the hostel.