COLD COLD COLD

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21 September 2023, Camino 3, Day 22

Astorga to Rabanal/Santa Colomba de Samosa

I love Astorga! I forgot to mention that we visited the chocolate museum. I didn’t have a picture but I did buy postcards to send to the grandchildren.

At one time there were 51 chocolate makers in Astorga. It is the chocolate capitol of Spain.

Today was quite different. we are off the meseta and back into the mountains. A 400 meter climb beginning in cold rain and ascending into plain old cold. It was the first time I thought, “I want to go home.” Of course it didn’t help that I was wearing shorts, a tee shirt, and a light rain jacket. Silly me 🤪. I made it 8.5 out of the 12.5 miles but then my foot hurt and I just wanted to lay my head down to sleep. So we took a taxi and I took a two hour nap.

There was a very bright spot early on. This is one of the tiny churches along the road with nothing else around it.

Our room is incredible! Very medieval. It was also cold but we sorted that out quickly and now it is toasty.

Outside the room
Our room key
Beef stew cooked 5 hours-delicious

So the day started out not so good but ended up very cozy and comfortable.

Buen Camino

My stamp for today from the little church
A dog on Camino with his pack and shell
Getting closer

Published by michelleperram

I am me, a person with love for others, a passion to be creative, and a desire to be a cheerleader for others. I’m a wife, a mommy, and a grandma (you can call me by my grandma name “Lady M”). I’m on a search to grow and connect more fully with God. I didn’t grow up particularly church, married a man who had, and we raised our three daughters in the church. I found a place to belong in the church and somehow discerned a call to go to seminary. I received a Masters of Arts and Religious Communication (MARC). I went on to become ordained as a deacon in the United Methodist Church and served in media ministry and Christian education. As clergy I found that I didn’t have a place to belong in the church so I left the United Methodist Church in 2010. I still believe and I’m still on a quest to draw closer to God. And I’m going to walk the Camino de Santiago.

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