Day #20. Astorga

Entry way into Astorga. 

We walked 10.4 miles in 5 hours today. We have walked a total of 151 miles in 16 days on the Camino so far. We arrived at the hostel at 1:00pm and got a first-come-first-serve PRIVATE room for 5€. It costs 5€ each whether you   get a private room or dormitory with 20 people stacked together.  Jade took a cab.

 I'm sore. Sam is fine. Sam is always fine. Usually Sam walks the 8-11 miles with me dragging ass behind him, gets into the hostel, drops his pack, takes a shower and says,

 "So, do you want to walk around town and see the sights?"  

After my shower after arrival to the hostel, I'm usually in my pajamas curled up in my sleeping bag and ready for siesta.  I'm refreshed after a 2-3 hour rest. Then I'm ready to go out for drinks, dinner and any sight seeing within a two block radius of home. 

Local people harvesting grapes 

I stopped to chat with this guy picking grapes. He did not know English. He gave us a huge handful of white and Concord grapes to eat on the Camino. 

Today's hostel--note the sink in the room!

How did this dog get on the roof?

Roman ruins excavated from the center of Astorga. Dated from 1st-4th century AD. 2000 years ago!  Note the mosaic to the right of picture.