Trains and planes and busses

Since I started walking on January 15th, I’ve been looking forward to seeing Noëlle. Well, yesterday she arrived, but because of the orange haired spray tanned man south of Canada, there was a mess in the skies so her flight was delayed by two hours in Vancouver and missed the connection to Sevilla, our meeting place. And I found this out as I was on the bus from Monesterio to meet her. There was nothing for it but to take the bus back, pick up my pack from the Hostal, book a hotel in Sevilla for both of us, get back to Sevilla, and meet the train at 7:35. Boy, it was great to see her! Fortunately she’d slept a bit on the flights, so was up for going for tapas and a glass of wine. Eating outside at 8pm was marvellous. And then showers and bed. 

This morning we walked through Sevilla for the 9am bus to Monesterio. The scenery was marvellous but as we approached Monesterio we could see low cloud and mist. So our 22km walk today was cool to cold and we were glad to have jackets, toques and gloves. The time went quickly as we talked about anything and everything. Lots of laughs and memories too. By 3pm we were standing outside the door of the albergue and what a deluxe place. Sheets, towels, heat, a beautiful bathroom and kitchen, all for €15 each. We’re so lucky.