Before we left Calzadilla los Hermanillos, we planned the rest of the trip to Santiago. My leg is well enough that we should be able to finish the trip, although it will take an extra week.
After leaving Calzadilla, we were back on a country road with very few cars.
We walked for about an hour before the Camino turned off onto a dirt track much like the one we had been on yesterday.
Today’s walk was flatter than yesterday’s, although there were some highlights for Anne along the way.
We are still following the more remote track of the Camino. Like yesterday, we saw very few people.
Near the village of Regligios, the track we were on split, with the option to go through the village. The path through Religios is shorter but once there the Camino goes back beside the highway. We opted for the longer but more scenic route. Or so we thought.
At first, it looked like we had made the right choice:
After walking a short distance from the turnoff to Religios, the Camino started a short descent into a valley towards the village of Mansilla de las Mulas:
We passed by a prison:
After walking for about another two hours, we reached the outskirts of Mansilla de las Mulas. We had not seen anyone on the Camino since the turnoff to Religios.
The track became hard to find, and we began walking in a ditch alongside a highway.
About this time, I heard Anne muttering about “scenic routes” and “European Vacations.”
Within an hour, we were in the old quarter of Mansilla:
I went into a cafe and got directions to the bus station. On the way there, we came across a monument to the peregrinos.
Anne made sure that we arrived early at the station for the bus to Leon.
It was easy to decide to bus from Mansilla to Leon. Even our guidebook described the walk from Mansilla as unsafe and unsightly.
After the bus ride, we checked into our hotel in Leon by the early evening.
We are spending three nights in Leon to see the sights and get some rest.
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