Today will be a will be a long day. It’s a start of a 10 km climb up the last mountain. I stayed in a small Casa rural in Vega de Valcarce and stopped for a cup of coffee here. … Read More
I have been negligent in keeping up with my blog this week. After leaving Leone it was a very very long walk across the Messeta . This is The breadbasket of Spain. The walks are long, the vistas are flat, … Read More
I spend most of Monday walking around Leon. It was cold and rainy in general but it was a very good day for museums. Started in the cathedral and had a couple of hours walking through this amazingly beautiful church. … Read More
The Hostal of San Marcos was my guide out of Leon. On to Astorgus. Will write more about Leon later today.
Waking up at 06:00 in El Burgo Raneros, I got packed and got myself downstairs for breakfast. Thinking that I would be the only one there, I found the bar full of hunters who we’re going partridge hunting that morning. … Read More
As most people know, I enjoy collecting and eating mushrooms. Because of the exceptional weather in Spain this year, it has been a very good year for mushrooms. I’ve added a few of the pictures of mushrooms I have seen … Read More
I am trying this as an experiment. I will try to keep a current location on the map below by using an app on my phone. If it works, you should be able to see where I am during my … Read More
No one on the road ahead and no one on the road behind. Most of the day it was pretty empty. When I reached Sahagún, there was a market going on and I was able to do a bit of … Read More
This is better than many and does need some improvement. I won’t take a picture of the bathroom. It shall forever be know as the place flies go to die. I swept as I walked in. They can set fire … Read More
I started out today walking with two Italians from Padua. One of them was a hospital administrator at a public hospital. They were fascinated by the fact that I would want to take Italian cooking and culinary tradition to America. … Read More