Saturday, September 25, 2010

Approaching Leon

Howdy folks.

We are currently just a little bit outside of León in a little town called Mansilla de las Mulas.  We are already feeling the big city-ness as we quickly approach León--kind of Huntersville to Charlotte relationship--not quite in the big city, but close enough.

The road today was nice, but pretty desolate.  We walked about 25km, not too long compared to other days, but it was 25km in the country.  There were no water spots, farms, or small towns along the whole 25km.  This made for good meditation and conversation as well.  We met a British girl last night at our albergue named Ruth, who told us that over the past few years she has become "obsessed" with the Catholic Church.  Growing up Catholic, she and her family were pretty involved, but sounds as if they pulled away when they got older.  Having the Catholic roots, she has recently begun to explore and research about the Church and had a lot of good questions for us.  We talked for a good part of the walk and shared stories about our Camino experience.  Another person for all y'all to to pray for :-)

We are staying at the municipal albergue here in town, and it seems to be pretty nice.  So far, since the experience in Belorado, we have not seen any more blue-ridge quilt ticklers (bedbugs), but we have been extra vigilant, especially at the places that look a little shady.  Last night´s sleep and albergue will be hard to beat.  The hospitalero, or volunteer who works the albergue, was awesome and the rest of the house was great.  We cooked our own dinner for 9 euro--this fed 3 people and included pasta, sauce, peppers, onion, wine, and bread.  9euros at a restaurant would have fed one, so we are going to try to do this more often.

Matt walked with us for a little bit today.  He is walking a slower pace, but he caught up with us for lunch in Mansilla.  He is moving ahead to the next town, but we will probably see him again.  Great guy who is really trying to get back into his faith.  Had been away from it since first communion, but felt, after a series of events, that he needed to come back--another one to pray for :-)

Well, tomorrow we will be in León and we will probably take one of our rest days there in order to take in the city.  I have heard that the Cathedral is amazing and worth spending some time in.

Alrighty, next entry should be from León.  Thanks again for the prayers.  Much love.

Paul

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