Some days are three times as long, or twice as short, and what happened yesterday morning feels like a lifetime ago.
2. Time-out in the beautiful village of Molinaseca next to the river and the bridge, where Mariamartha found me having a cafe con leche and a chocolate croissant.
3. The long walk on asphalt between Molinaseca and into the city of Ponferrada, while winter changed into summer and Mariamartha added flowers to her bouquet.
4. An afternoon in Ponferrada, mostly exploring the Castillo de los Templarios, awed at all of mankind’s memories that are preserved here, in an ancient castle somewhere in the north of Spain
5. And now, after mass and a very special peregrino blessing, sitting in the plaza in the late afternoon sun and marveling at all the people I’ve met since I’ve left Astorga, whenever that was…
Anton-Julian is wearing his red sneakers, pacing up and down as he speaks to his girlfriend on the phone.Giuseppe limps to his hostel, which he described earlier as ‘bellissimo’, and ‘muy bonita’.
Rebecca and her nephew, on their way to the albergue.
The sun is shining, and it is warm.
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