Madrid León

... god for carl´s head lamp it was cool however so pleasant to walk ended the day very warm. laundry facilities at the albergue today included an automatic washer hurrah however we chose to dry outside on lines provided. The villages we have passed through have each had their own personalities but the houses all are made of stone and a few have brightly coloured doors we have ...

... it is a guess what we are ordering. Carl and Shawn ordered salad last night at dinner and it came with white asparagus, tuna, and olives among other things. Oń the other hand, some of the food is amazing. The meals are reasonably priced. We had a bottle of wine, and lots of food last night for about 11 euro each. The breakfast we had in Leon was sooooo goood. We stayed at a private hotel (pension) and the woman had all ...

This is the plan:

Let's rock & roll....

... should I refer to them as Catalans?) going with the bikes as well, so we went together a little, they were nice.

to be continued...

... passed by and stopped to take pictures of ourselves in a field of blooming sunflowers. We have passed quite a few sunflower fields during the past week or so, but few open flowers until today.

Last part of path to Astorga was long and hot. Just as our heat tolerance is getting short, we met a couple who are giving back to others on the Camino by providing passing Pilgraims watermelon, cookies, water and pieces of delicious ...

... and fast. We saw a bar that had an open door, so Jim went inside while I waited for him. And waited, and waited, and waited. Just as I started to worry about him, he quickly walked towards me and said "Quick, let´s get out of here!" I won´t go into the details, but the story involved a hotel matron who didn´t want him using her facilities, so he tried to explain that it was an emergency. She waved her hands and tried shooing him out, so ...

... that God will not allow his people to suffer too long. He will send relief at the appointed time. Jesus was tempted in the desert for 40 days and at the end he was attended to by angels (Matthew 4:1-11). Also, Job went through one of the worst trials know to man and after he stood firm though it all God blessed him with twice as much as he had before his trial. I really liked looking at these chapters and I feel like I learned a lot through them and I hope that you will be blessed by them too.

... teachers in the school) have a meeting with the director tomorrow at 12:15 about what we are supposed to be doing. I hope that clears a lot of stuff up for me! Also, after school today I was finally able to open my email (but not do anything else!) and I found out that I had a meeting with Jose (the guy in the Education department) in just a few hours. That was a very interesting meeting. I found out that he will be coming to observe me two times in ...

... photos of women to picture dictionaries to the Ten Commandments. Too bad they don't anymore. I also learned, by the free samples they gave, that there is a chocolate too dark for me: 90%. I nearly had a seizure. Tip #11: Stay at the Albergue San Javier in Astorga. It is in the center of city, very close to the cathedral. So nice, you'd think you're staying at a hostel, and it has a real breakfast in the morning, too.

... that get voted in have some charity and conscience. so i guess thats the last update for what could be a while. we washed our clothes for the first time in weeks, so tomorrow we might smell better, and the socks might be soft not crystallized, so we should just be able to fly down that path. well, until next time, love trae p.s., here´s what jeffs been thinking: friends, lovers, everyone else, LIFE IS HARD OUT HERE ON THE PILGRIM-FRONT. i guess i kind of ...