With only 11 miles ahead of us today and mostly level terrain we opted for a late start and hit the trail about 8:30 AM.
The day started with me almost wishing that we were back on the desert! Although we no longer had the dull, monotonous terrain, we spent most of the morning hiking a very nice trail that was within spitting distance of a major highway!
A lovely country road would seem to be perfect for hiking! But the reality is, it’s only about 6 feet off a highway with cars and tractor trailers zooming by!
For the first 7 miles or so it was so loud we couldn’t carry on a conversation! The traffic noise was comparable to walking along an interstate highway and then, as often happens on the Camino, things changed dramatically.
A sign points a different direction, you’re on a secondary trail and the sounds of the city, the highway, the traffic the deafening roar of tractor trailers simply disappears.
We stopped at a small café for lunch and as we were leaving, we heard a couple speaking in English and decided to stop and chat.
Tienda and Ben
She was from Sweden, he was from London, and for both it was their first Camino, where they met several weeks ago and fell madly in love! Just another story of people who meet on the Camino and form a lasting relationship (we hope).
Leaving the lovebirds , we saw the signs for “Hospital“, which is a place as well as a town. We walked a mile or so further, and we were greeted by a lovely town and the most beautiful Albergue we have ever seen!
Outside of the most beautiful Albergue
THE ATRIUM
GARDEN
upon leaving the garden and beautiful grounds of the Alberque we entered the town of Hospital via an amazing example 13th Century art, history, and architecture. And the last thing is the name of the bridge in the photo of the billboard
Buen Camino
Brenda and Ken
