Monday, September 27, 2010

Leaving Léon

Hey everyone,

We are now in a small town a little bit outside of Léon called Villar de Mazarife.

We started today a little differently than normal.  We slept in.  The hostal, which was very much like a hotel, was very accommodating for the weary, and so we took advantage of it.  Having almost the whole day off turned out to be a great blessing for our legs and I think will bear great fruit over the next few days.


However, I will say that sleeping in was not just because of laziness or weariness, but, rather, we also had to wait until the post-office opened to check to see if a package had come in for Jason.  But, unfortunately, the package, after a week in the Spanish Correo system, did not arrive.  So, for the next week or so, we are going to be checking the post-offices in the towns that we are travelling through to see if the package has made it there.  

So, we left Léon, but also in another modern-pilgrim kind of way--autobus.  Three reasons: continued knee concerns for Jason, not wanting to get behind because of the late start, and the guidebook--yes I know it isn't Scripture and we don't have to follow everything it says--suggested that we avoid this section of Léon because of it's industrial nature, which would have been worse on the knee as well.

It took us a while to find out what bus we needed to take to get us to the outskirts, but, after some broken attempts at conversing in Spanish, we finally found that the Linéa Azul(blue line) would get us to our desired destination.  

Everything really has been working out for the best, even with the hiccup at the post-office.  Yesterday, as I mentioned in the previous post, was a great blessing.  We got into town early, made it to Mass, got a great place to stay, picked up some warm jackets, and were able to spend a good amount of time in the prettiest city we have been to so far.  Today we needed to find some gloves because of the cold temps we are starting to encounter in the morning, especially when we are utilizing our walking poles.  We got a great sleep, found some relatively cheap but good gloves, got some breakfast, and then began the search for the bus.  The bus got us exactly where we needed to go and, after a relatively short walk, we are at today's desired destination ready for tomorrow's walk.


We are making good time while having an even better one.  It is not about how fast you get to Santiago, but we are noticing that since we are going to finish a couple days earlier than planned, we may have the opportunity to make it to Fatima, Portugal for a quick side trip.  Please say a prayer that we can make it there if God wills it.  


Alrighty, again, thanks for the prayers. Much love.


Paul

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