Day 21 - Bercianos del Camino to Mansilla de las Mulas

Had an official picture with Yoss and Nanette

The last long day is done. Three weeks went by pretty quickly now that we look back at it. However, it is probably the right time to quit particularly looking at mountain in the distance. Going further means negotiating that terrain.

We tried to learn some Spanish even before our last Camino. But as with any new language, you don't really get it without using it and I haven't been using it. We do know the basic such as Hola, gracias, por favor, cerbeza, cafe con leche, etc. We have enough to get by and definitely not enough to carry a conversation. I did learn enough vocabulary to make reservations on the phone so that helped a lot.

We made good time today arriving at 130 pm. Gigi said we always seemed to arrive at the same time regardless of the distance and start time. Of course that is not true but we always arrived at a comfortable time for the albergue that we picked.

Today is another cooking day with good cooking facility at the municipal albergue. Got a tip for the location of the supermarket and got a packaged chicken to go with frozen rice. Nice and easy. Ice cream bar is 20 cents a piece. Incredible.