I’m just about to set foot out the door of the Black Swan Hostel Sevilla and start walking north. Yesterday from Dos Hermanas to Sevilla was fairly easy. Weather has been great and yellow arrows are beginning to appear more often.
Out of Dos Hermanas, before heading into the open fields, I stopped for coffee at the BP gas station. My first rest stop in six days. Marvy.
And last night at the hostel there was a free communal meal. A young man from Mexico City, an accountant by trade, volunteers three times a week to cook dinner for whoever has signed up on the list. There were about 30 of us. Pasta with a tomato and veggie sauce. We were invited to help from 7-8 so I chopped potatoes and peppers. It felt so good to be part of a group again. And dinner was tasty and fun.
And a note. The only place I could get a sello (stamp for my credencial) last night at 6pm was Hotel Simon.......not the cathedral and not the tourist office.
Later.......I’m now in Guillena, about 23km north of Sevilla. The big news today is that I’ve met another pilgrim! Sarah from Colorado. And there are tons of yellow arrows so I rarely look at maps.me. Very freeing not to HAVE to pull out my phone except for a photo. And a number of cyclists wished me a Buen Camino and a couple of gents stopped to chat and wish me well, saying they had walked the route three years ago. A fair number of Canadian pins were handed out today.
Looking forward to a short 18km day tomorrow with breakfast at a bakery/café about 1km up the road.
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