My thanks to Dana Ballentine who has been my Camino mentor. She has done three Caminos: two Camino Frances that I’m on and this past spring she walked the Le Puy which is from Le Puy France to St Jean where I started. She is planning another Camino.
She had me buy a second set of Oboz insoles for my Oboz boots and instructed me to change them out midway. I changed out my insoles this morning. I was surprised to see how worn down the old ones were!
That’s why!
October 1 Hospital de Orbigo Dinner with Pilgrims
October 1 Hospital de Orbigo Sleeping Pilgrim
October 1 Hospital de Orbigo Notice the price
October 1 Hostal Cantón Plaza, Hospital de Órbigo
October 1 Hospital de Orbigo Stepped out the door, looked down the street.
October 1 Hospital de Orbigo No matter where I get a coke
October 1 Hospital de Orbigo Biking Pilgrim Family
October 1 Hospital de Orbigo Nowhere, man
October 1 Hospital de Orbigo The Quest for Sticks
The quest for sticks. The blue donated sticks were broken. I didn’t want to hang out in Astorga for shops to open, so decided to buy sticks in Villadangos, where I was to start my walk today.
So, I bussed backwards to Villadangos, passing the village of Hospital de Órbigo on the way.
Turns out, there are no sticks to buy in Villadangos.
And I didn’t want to walk 11 km without sticks, being sensitive to my knee and back. They would’ve been unhappy.
The closest place to buy sticks is Hospital de Órbigo. Remember, I’d just gone through there on the bus. So, I bussed back to Hospital de Órbigo.
For those of you keeping track, this is the village where my lodging is tonight. And hopefully, where my bag will catch up with me. Ordered breakfast to ponder the situation.
Some pictures taken through the day…