Nicole and Hajo
Just got the bus out if Leon at 8am after checking out the Gaudi building, Casa de Botines, the first monumental building to be constructed with private funds as a secular middle class statement.
Charged up the phone and connected to WiFi at the cafe El Peregrino while waiting for supermercado to open at 9.30am. We really should be more organised and stock up at night with food for the journey.
Feeling a tad guilty seeing pilgrims whom we shared a dorm with last evening who have slogged through the suburbs, leaving at 5am ( and waking us up!)
Borrowed the John Brierley book from Bernt for a few days. We met up with him yesterday and had peregrino menu together last night. Brierley says those who insist on walking every step of the way are to be commended but should examine their reasons.
Danny after treatment
Danny's foot!
Last night we met up again with 19 year old Danny from Altringham. Mo and I are desperate to mother him cos he is such a forlorn character, looks about 15 yrs and we first saw him in Puenta la Reina eating dry cornflakes out of the packet and we forced milk on him. Last night we got chatting and it turns out he set off from England with €200 and reckons to have €100 left. He said he had blisters so I offered him Compeed. When he took his smelly socks off he revealed feet in a helluva state. So we had to get the hospitalier to sort out some salt water for him. She got him to see a doctor who said his got Facshia Planta as well as all the blisters. Said he should rest but don't think he will. We bought him a new pair of socks with instructions to wash the others and keep changing. If we see him again we'll treat him to a meal cos he looks half starved now. He's worked his way through War and Peace while on the camino and reached the end last night.
Cathedral at Leon
Inside the cathedral
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