We had an interesting walk day before yesterday...I don´t have my calendar with me so you´ll have to improvise.
As I mentioned I love taking the off the beaten road. Upon entering Sahagun two days ago I thought it was odd that there were barriers around the roads to the Albergue known to me to keep the bulls running in a certain path. A man was photographing Yvonne & I as we entered town. He told us at 6pm the Bulls would run through the town and then to the Bull fighting ring. I was so excited and told Yvonne we should think about staying and enjoy Spain and its culture. What a surprise to encounter another ¨Running of the Bulls¨ on the Camino. Only in 2002 did I discover the ¨Running of the Bulls¨in Los Arcos and had a marvelous time with all my Camino friends.
Yvonne & I at the time decided it would be fun so we went to get some Pasta and maybe a beer for me & wine for Yvonne. We didn´t get the pasta but settled for a microwave pizza instead...along with my 2 beers (I don´t like beer, but on the Camino it tastes good once in awhile), and Yvonne had two glasses of wine.
It wasn´t long before the decision became clear we should move on farther on the Camino. So, we left Sahagun and traveled to another village which I don´t know the name of at the moment. We traveled 17km on a different path which was way out in nature. A very long dirt road that slightly undulated up and down now and then. We were still traveling on the Meseta.
I hope all of you have seen the movie ¨Home
Alone¨. If you haven´t you might miss the story.
Our walk was in grey clouds, golden soil, mountains in the NE, Pine trees standing aligned for (wood) down the road...Solitude...just you, the land, the breeze and the road (asphalt). For a part of the distance I felt as if I were in the Bridger Mountains, near Bozeman, MT (I hope this memory is correct).
At 3:50 pm we crossed a bridge over the electric train tracks. Two trains had already passed as we were walking towards the bridge. While standing on top of the bridge I heard a quiet, strange sound. I looked, and coming toward us was a very long electric train. As the train came closer my little kid came out to play once again...I waved my arms wildly so the conductor would honk his horn. He Did! He did as soon as he saw me, and continued honking as he went underneath the bridge. I was fully in the moment...I grabbed the rail to feel the vibrations from the train and soon I was yelling...AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! I looked over towards Yvonne and she was also yelling...AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! We saw each other at the same time, started laughing, and yelled..........AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! even more. This all happened as a train of maybe thirty cars moved beneath us. It was exhilerating!!!! We carried the scene on for several kilometers. What a HOOT!!!!
We were in Leon for just one evening, arriving later in the day and finding a place to stay, then eat.
We left Leon about 7:30 am this morning heading to Pepe´s in Mazirife. I love Pepe´s and send all my special friends to Pepe´s. Pepe makes the best ¨Vegetarian Paella¨in the whole world! And in the morning he will make (Chuppa´s...a sweet bread).
I have thought of eating Pepe´s Paella since starting the Camino again this month.
I had the honor of helping Pepe prepare the entire meal for all the Pilgrims´! I was in heaven once again...all day. It took several hours to cut and prepare all the veggies, preparing the sauce...and, writing the recipe with Pepe´s approval!!!! Oh my Gosh!!!! How lucky can one Pilgrim be!!!! I´ve had more hugs again today to last me a lifetime. I even got to hold the youngest Pilgrim I have ever seen...Estella, 8 months old. Pictures to follow when I get home.
Well, this Pilgrim has a long walk tomorrow, 30 km to Astorga. I think Marc published our schedule so everyone will have an idea of our whereabouts.
It´s now 10:33 pm, Pepe and two fellow Pilgrims´(and my new friends, Estella is their 8 mth old daughter) are visiting and I´m getting very tired.
My clothes have all been hand washed and blown dry in the hard and cold wind. But, the smell of my clothes...is fresh.
Good night to all my wonderful friends and family...thank you for the comments, I love hearing from all of you. I will be home July 1st. Would love to have some sort of get together, since I always say I´m going to and don´t. It will have to wait until I return from Montana later in the month. Maybe, if I get the courage...I´ll make Pepe´s Paella!
Sweet Dreams...Living With Passion...Life IS Good...Having Fun, XOXOXOOXO AriZona on the road in Spain
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Hi grandma its tyler uhm well this is a pretty sweet blog you have going on here. I hope that the walking is going good and i hope the person you with is cool. Well i hope that you are having a fun time and i will see you later :).
Hi to you and Yvonne! This trip has been so wonderful for you Woooooooo Hooooooooo women that I'm beginning to wonder if you are even going to come home... how great that you and Yvonne have had such remarkable adventures with so many different people. Lucky lucky ladies! Since hearing about the paella in the past and again during this adventure I should tell you that I am thinking of how great it will taste when you do make it when you get home! So let me recap just a moment of this day.... you and the cutting of the vegetables.... your very own therapy for relaxation... toss in much love and tons of hugs..... then Estella... you should know that you are really living right to be so blessed with these rewards! As far as it being late (10:30) now we all know you can go days without sleep so I will remind you that although your head doesn't need sleep your body does so sleep well and continue to dream of the sugar plums dancing in your head for tomorrow's journey. I miss you! xox Cindy
I FOUND YOUR BLOG FINALLY. i HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU TWO AND WONDERING HOW YOU HAVE BEEN. THE TRIP SOUNDS WONDERFUL!!! AGAIN I FEEL LIKE I'M ON THE TRIP WITH YOU.
CAN'T WAIT TO TASTE PEPE'S PAELLA!
WE JUST GOT BACK FROM OUT SWEET LITTLE COTTAGE AND HAD A GREAT TIME CONNECTING WITH OLD FRIENDS AND CONNECTIING WITH OUR COTTAGE. IT IS SUCH A SPIRITUAL PLACE FOR ME.
HELLO YVONNE!!SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN :)
MY LOVE TO BOTH OF YOU PILGRIM WOMEN!! WILL WRITE AGAIN SOON
AJ
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