The Way-Slow Way

Charlie. Okay this is really breakfast the next morning in the Rabé albergue. And the pilgrim in the center has a WTF attitude about being photographed. But let me get to the point.

We have noted before that the Spanish eat really, really late. Along the Camino they cater to the pilgrims who get up early and pilgrim’s menus are usually at 7pm, sometimes 7:30. But Tina gave us the option to eat at 6 and we grabbed it. Only four of us ate at 6, the other dozen pilgrims ate at 7.

Then last night in Hornillos the bar started dinner at 6 too.  We were the only ones there until 6:20.

Charlie and Wynette. In Rabé de las Calzadas we stayed in Albergue Liberanos Domine. (Front of albergue shown previous post.) Our room above. Here is the room from the other direction.

It was a room for four that she let us have to ourselves. An albergue so no top sheets or towels and bathroom down the hall but it was nice. Who is “she”? That would be Tina or Tinín.

She was so nice and cooked up a very good homemade dinner.

Here is one of the bulletin boards.

Charlie. Here I am in front of our albergue trying to figure out which way leads to the Camino.

Charlie.

Charlie. Rock soup is a regional speciality in this area. Here is one of the fields where they grow rocks for the soup.

Charlie. Hornillos has two new albergues and a new casa rural since we were here 18 months ago. Still only one bar/restaurant and one store. The only reason the town still exists is the Camino.

Charlie. We heard about the French couple with a burro and we saw them in Hornillos. He was very cute.

Charlie. This is the common room, very colorful. We made eggs with onions, cheese and tomatoes. Cookies for dessert.

Charlie and Wynette. We’re now on the Meseta, a high plain. Some say it is boring but we like it. It was cold and windy today but we only walked four hours so it was okay. Here’s another Meseta photo with windmills in the distance. The Meseta is flat in these photos, but most of it is not so flat. Nothing like eastern New Mexico/west Texas.

And one more with Charlie plus Wynette’s shadow.

Wynette. No smoking allowed inside. Creative woman!