This morning I put on sunscreen and a t-shirt (to wear under my fleece and coat) in hopes that the rain would decide to stop. It worked for the morning and then in the afternoon we were treated to a few sun showers and then at the end of the day a rainbow. I slept well last night and I think mostly due to the blessing we were given by the Benedictine sisters that live in the monastery attached to the second albergue in Leon. We were invited to join their evening prayers.
Today there were two trails that we could take. It seemed best to stay close to the highway because the trail was less muddy. We did however run into a few water hazards, i.e. very big puddles. For the first we crossed it by engineering a miny bridge out of nearby rocks, for the second it involved a bit of pole vaulting with the walking stick and the third we went onto the paved highway because it was a little cold for swimming.
I continued to walk with my Japanese companion and I also met up with an Australian girl about my age. She had been walking since Le-Puy-en-Velay in France and shared some of her tricks. I think I will soon be trying the home made hot water bottle that you make using an old water bottle part filled with tap water and part filled with boiling water. One of the Americans I met earlier enjoyed singing a variant of the Rolling Stones song which he called ´I can´t get no calefaccion´ because some of the hostels do not have heating and are a little chilly.
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