It was an unscenic 20-kilometer walk today. We left León early, intimidated by the distance.
We don’t have many really long stretches coming up, but we do have a few days with 20+ kilometers, with our longest day being a 22-kilometer walk into Melide, and we wanted to prove to ourselves that we could do it.
There isn’t a lot to say about the walk itself. It cut through the industrial outskirts of León and then followed the highway. Rain clouds threatened all day, but the temperature was pleasantly cool. For all intents and purposes, it was boring and ugly, but I feel good about the walk. We made it to our destination, and I feel accomplished.
Now that we are out of the city, food is once again a challenge. We are staying at a truck stop and our only food option doesn’t offer meals until 8:30 p.m. We waited up for dinner because it might be our only meal until 8:30 p.m. tomorrow.
It is a shorter walk tomorrow, and it feels good to know we are making real progress in getting to Santiago.
Thinking of you as you keep moving on and hope that the food situation improves. You are going to run amok in the grocery stores those first days when you get home! It makes me grateful for how we have choice here at our fingertips. Hope your evening is a relaxing one.
20 km is a big day. Well done!
Good job on that walk! 20KM is impressive! Hopefully you can find food earlier than that!
It is always exciting to read your new blog. Keep on going😀