As mentioned in the previous blog, we were at a Camino crossroads, so it was most important to take the correct Camino, the Sanabres, out of Granja de Moreruela.
We had a good night’s sleep in the Casa Rural,Tico Quico; some interesting artefacts, none more so than the dining room table.
Puente Quintos, over the River Tera, was a highlight en route. The terrain changing to valleys and Oak forests, with hill ranges in the distance. Rain ahead, we managed to get our ponchos on, after scrambling across the AVE line ( not electrified yet! ). The blocks are lying along the track in readiness for the next stage, in its development.
We were booked in at El Roble, hotel, restaurant and bar – very pelegrino friendly – €25.00 a head, including dinner. Ensuite, of course.
Storks are emblematic in Castillo-Leon and are often found on church towers and telegraph gantries.
These two ,old goats ( I know what you’re thinking! ) were shuffling along….sound familiar?
“Undo that verse,
Take away the rhyme,
The meter, the cadence
And even the idea itself.
Adventure the words,
And if anything remains,
that
It will be poetry. ”
– Leon Felipe
His statue dominates the pretty town square. An anti facist poet, born here and led a colourful life. Apparently, when Che Guavara was arrested, he had seven of Felipe’s poems in his pocket.
I AM LEAVING BECAUSE THE EARTH IS NO LONGER MINE
Because my feet are tired,
My eyes are blind,
My mouth parched
And my body docile and light,
Ready to enter the air.
I am leaving because there are no paths left for me on earth.
I emerged from water, I have lived in blood
And now the Wind awaits to sweep me to the sun…
I emerged from the sea…and I will expire in the flames.
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Great interest in your journey. Keep right on guys
Hi John and Mac,
We have been walking in your footsteps for 10 days and arrived in Salamanca, one of the most beautiful city’s on the Via de Plata, on May thirth. We got our siglia’s in the Cathedral that Day. It has been a very good journey , no misshaps and we visited a lot of interesting places. I understanding that you went westwards towards Orense. Good choice, nature will show you some of its finest places. More and more green stuff when entering Galicia. I wish you both a buen Camino! And do try the Pacharan oranje juice elixer, it makes you forget terrible rainstorms, floods, walking in 35 degrees Centigrade and more of those encounters on the long and sometimes winding road!
Yours,
Mike , one of the fabulous Dutch foursome!
Hola, glad you are walking well; we are in Puebla de Sanabria, having a day or two off.
Lovely, medieaval place. We are expecting rain, today, after two days’heat; Mac is relieved! String beer, up here, a little too much of it, last night, with two German guys we know. Best wishes and buen caminho, to you all.
Will catch up on my blog, later. John