Evening in Leon

We arrived in Leon by taxi as planned. According to our guide book walking into and out of this city might be a dangerous activity. I have heard tales of someone getting hit attempting to cross the four lane highway. The timing was good for this limping pilgrim. Tomorrow we have a guided tour of the sights of the city. It will be fun to be a tourist for a day.

Today we finally had paella and it was quite tasty. I realize that I have trouble eating things that arrive with their eyes intact. The paella had little shrimp with heads and the fish I ordered for my second course came looking at me too! We ate our big meal around two because they don't serve dinner in many places until 8:30 or even 9:00 and that is just too late to eat so much food.

It is fascinating to be in this culture because it is so foreign to anything I have ever known. Everyday around two everything closes except the bars. If you walk by a bar you will see tables of men playing cards. At 5:30 the communities come alive and everyone is out walking the streets. Today it was raining and they were still out! Hundreds of people with umbrellas all moving in mass. We tried to follow the crowds to see where they were going but there did not seem to be a destination, just walking even in the rain.

In my attempt to become the Imelda Marcos of The Camino I bought a pair of inexpensive hiking sandals that have a much thicker sole than my sandals. These sandals would not be found on the pages of Vogue magazine but I am hoping they will do the job unless it rains.

106.3 miles traveled only about 200 to go!