Parador de Villafranca del Bierzo

... literately no room at the inn.....or to be correct ' - any of the albergues. therefore, we did ask around. some lady was willing to give us shelter for a king´s ransom ' so we opted to taxi it to the next larger town...some 20km.... what´s a group gonna do with no shelter? innovation my friends....

... a lovely hanging area. We took part in a prelude to a fiesta that was happening there today in Rabanal it was a parade around the streets with castanets and fire crackers occasionally. Tonight we are in molinaseca in a lovely ablergue in a larger city of molinaseca we hve signed up for dinner of spaghetti, lentil soup, ensalada, wine and dessert because we are tired of ...

... 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. Oñ 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:<br><br>Let's rock &amp; roll....<br>

... raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries - dessert tonight for dinner. <br><br>We got to use an automatic washer today to wash our clothes. I never realized how much of a luxury that really is! We have both lightened our loads so that we are wearing one outfit and washing the other. Considering the way we pared down our packs, it's amazing that they still feel rather heavy. Two ...

Villafranca del Bierzo, 70 dgs., sunny, gorgeous! Amigos y familia, Today is the last get-well day for Sue. She and Jean took the bus, at 1% of the cost of a taxi and much more fun! We arrive in Villafranca with a bunch of time to explore the beautiful little village, have a nice lunch and relax. A few observations from the stay: -There are a lot of old Spaniards and canes sell well! -The older women sit and gossip; the men sit ...

... og som hoflige nordmenn (og hollender Veerle) hjalp vi til med aa tomme et par flasker. Etterpaa gikk fjellsidene lekene lett i 12 nye km. Vi danset og sang oss nedover til en vakker landsby i fjellsiden og hadde en alldeles fantastisk dag i gaar. Naa er det 3 minutter igjen av tiden paa maskinen - takk for i kveld. Snakkes underveis - om et par dager skal vi over siste fjell (ca 1400m) Deretter er det plankejkjoring innover mot Santiago.

... pelgrimroute to Santiago. The village here has burned down two times in the past and there´s still some ruines there. We visited one of the people living there now and she has a really nice dreamhouse of wood! From Poibueno we walked up to Matavenero, a village which is started again 18 years ago by a group of mainly german youth (there was a village before, but it burned down and stayed abandoned for years). At the moment there are among 80 people (28 kids ...

This one will have to be short. People are lining up to use the computer cos it's free! Today I walked 24km to Villafranca del Bierzo on sore legs. During the night my 'down hill' muscles had completely seized up and when I got out of bed I felt so stiff and sore I could hardly get out of the albergue. I decided therefore that this was going to be a slow day. I stopped for a hot ...

... feeling at ease and energized for the climb down...However, I attribute this more to the loudest ¨Buen camino¨ shout I had heard along the way, done by a young Spanaird eager to reach Santiago. For the rest of the day, I carried in his way, shouting ¨Buen camino¨to all those I passed along the road, probably frightening them more than anything else. Only about seven days to go, it is strange to be talking about when people are departing from Santaigo...it will be a grand day once I arrive!