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October 1 Astorga Here Comes the Sun.

Today I bus backward to Villadangos and walk to Villarreal de Órbigo, 14 km. The sticks the hotel fellow gave me are broken and I didn’t notice until this morning. One is missing the metal point piece on the end. I assume I’ll find a place to buy sticks in Villadangos.

I just ran into two women I shared a dorm room with in Orisson-my first night on the trail. I love it!


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September 30 Astorga Market

Rest day in Astorga. I didn’t see anything I wanted for breakfast, so went to the Super Mercado. Notice the grocery carts. Those are the large ones. People buy what they can carry home. The lady behind the fruit and vegetable area weighs and bags your purchase. There are other options for bagging yourself, but there is some process I didn’t understand. I just wanted two nectarines…


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September 30 Astorga New Sticks


I had told Ruben, the man that’s been so helpful, that I had to buy poles. He said, one moment…

And he brought these out to me. He says they have been here for a year. They seem to be ok. I can’t find a brand, but they have shock absorbers.

As they say, the Camino provides…

And then there is the bag. The cheaper transport would not get the bag to me until Wednesday.

Here’s what Ruben did: He called Jacotrans to transport the bag to Sahagun. (The 5€ already attached to the bag pays for it) He has a friend in Sahagun who will carry it for free to León. Fingers crossed. He is verifying with the friend who is going to León anyway. Jacotrans will transport from León to where I’m staying tomorrow night. 10€. Sure hope this works out.

I’ve also borrowed charging equipment from the hotel. Another well-appreciated service.

Heading out to the farmacia for tape.
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September 29 Astorga We Can Work it Out

This place has been so wonderful. The staff has bent over backwards to accommodate my needs.
My table is the one before the window.
And the man that tried so hard at the desk is now my waiter. He translated the Sunday menu for me. His name is Rubin.
And then he took my picture with my phone!
I’m wearing my new sweatshirt… Does it make me look fat?!
(John says no!)
[John: Right answer…]
The meal was one of the best on this Camino, including a fresh salad, pork tenderloin medallion, potato, peppers…
Meanwhile, Getz and Gilberto are singing Girl from Ipanima.
In the meantime, I’ve skipped ahead further than I had thought! 60 miles! Hmmm not sure how to mitigate that. Will look at it carefully and see if I should backtrack some. Who knows what I thought. I’ll ponder this tomorrow.