14th/15th/16th September 2011
San Juan de Ortega to Leon
There were now three easy days to Leon were Debbie , Richard and Chris (Colossus) were to join me for the final 6 days ride into Santiago, and so this was my rest time.
My first day was through Burgos, a large city which took an hour to ride through so I decided to slow down have a coffee and watch the world go by. It was an easy ride into Castrojerviz a 60 km ride. I now wizz down the Camino not sure why but my legs go up hills that I previously couldn’t do .The campsite is so good we decide to stay here for two nights. The next day is a fairly easy run and again I take my time looking at every town. On route I met a man who was the equivalent of the walking Forest Gump, he had walked all the way from Australia through Europe, Ireland and now the Camino he had been everywhere and carried a huge back pack and giant walking stick he looked like Moses, I wondered if he would ever stop it never entered his thoughts there was no reason to stop he said.
The ride continued through the land of fields into Carrion de los Condes.
Simon picked me up in the van and we headed back to the site where I must admit I drank a few to many with fellow Cominos .It was a great night.
The next morning was a little fuzzy but only a short ride today and with only one more ride tomorrow to Leon and my first days rest on Sunday to see the city I was really relaxing.
The rest of the team will arrive on Sunday and then and the real work will begin, six hard days riding to Santiago.
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