Villadangos del Paramo, Spain

It was quite a weight off our backs to hike today! We put out our packs in the lobby before eight to be transferred to our next hotel with 7euros attached in an envelope. Then off to breakfast and the post office to pick up the smaller packs we had mailed. Soon we were breezing down the highway as free as birds. It was the day I picked up four old man admirers as we walked. Norm was amused when first one, then another old guy struck up conversations with us. Then, just because they were not busy, they wound up walking a ways on the Camino with us to show us the sights, and make sure we knew the route. An Old Man Magnet, Norm named me. I’m glad I still have the touch. At lunch we met up with a pair of Irish pilgrims and enjoyed a rousing discussion of world politics. The wound up here at our same hotel. We spotted some large green lizards but they were too quick to capture with photos. Also saw a nesting area for crows. We arrived at Hostel Liberty by 2:30, ahead of our estimated arrival time. A kindly bicyclist loaned us his phone and helped us reserve tomorrow’s inn. So we are on track for our next chapter.