[Brazilian Camino cyclists proving that the adage, "Does my bum look big in this?" is true, if you have the Brazil flag globe right on your buttock!]
[Trees - Mansilla de Mulas]
[Road to Leon]
[Does Leon mean Lion - Yes it probably does!]
[The road to Leon]
[Jeff looking cool - Downtown Leon]
[Queueing for an hour to get into the Leon Covent Alburgue]
[Jeff on his bunk showing the finer methods of Caminoing - drying your socks using the bunk above!]
We set off into Leon after our night in the private Alburgue. The two French men set off with us and although they seemed to spring along ahead, we did bump into them throughout the day. We made it into Leon and queued for about an hour to get into the Convent Alburgue. I had stayed there twice before and found the dormitories enormous and segregated. I warned Eila that it was a Camino experience and did not divulge anything to put her off staying at such an establishment. In fact the plan went well and after a call to an outdoor clothing shop to get replacement socks and for Eila to try out different backpacks, we went to a Spanish Mass at the convent.
Leon is a place were pilgrims like to stay over and rest. We caught up with several pilgrims we had met in Orisson on the very first stop over on the Camino, which was great fun. They were generally moving faster than us, but because they stopped to spend time in Leon we were able to catch up and continue past them.
Buen Camino.
[The Americans - Dana, Andy and Russ]
[Not my favorite, but Tortilla variants do give you plenty of much needed protein!]
[Eila trying out a new backpack!]
