359 km to Santiago de Compostela
We woke up to find a light layer of snow outside the hostel. After a light breakfast we started our walk at 8 am.
It was cold, the weather report said we had a wind chill of -5 C. It was windy again but not as bad as yesterday. But it was Sunny!
Again, very flat countryside, few trees or bushes. Farmer fields as far as we could see and no cover from the wind anywhere. We walked alone. We only saw two Spanish pilgrims once, when they went by (we are slow, remember?).
There is nothing for 14 km, so when we finally came to a village, we stopped at a bar for a hot drink. Six kilometres later, at 2 pm we arrived to our objective: Mansilla de las Mulas. Mansilla comes from "mano end Silla", or hand on saddle.
We quickly found a pension and soon after that a place to eat. The meal was excellent and the hostess Monica helpful and charming.
The village is small but it has its origin back to Roman times. The most notable feature are the mediaeval walls. They are still in good shape and include fortified towers and gates. Impressive.
We are only 17 km from the centre of Leon so tomorrow we'll take the city bus and instead of walking into the city we will play tourists and walk in the city.
St. Francis of Assisi, you walked these trails. Guide us and protect us. Pray for us.
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