16°C — Pleasant temperature, blue sky, cloudy later in the day
By Laurel
And so we begin on the Camino! We stayed last night at the Albergue de Peregrinos in Salamanca along with about seven other pilgrims from Spain, South Korea, Belgium, and Germany. The albergue is nice and located immediately beside a pretty enclosed park with a view out over the city. Yes, one of our dorm mates snored (and so did I), and the bunks were a bit creaky, but it was a great way to start us out on this Camino. There were many “Buen Caminos” heard in the morning as we all laced up our shoes and put on our packs to head out before 8:00 am, as per the hostel rules.
There was a bit of a walk to get out of the city and a stretch beside the highway, but after that we walked on country roads through grainfields. We met one other pilgrim walking (Kenny from Reno, Nevada) and three others staying at the same accommodation in Calzada de Valdunciel.
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| Our walk along the Via de la Plata will be interrupted in Zamora for two weeks as we volunteer at the pilgrims Albergue, before branching off onto the Camino Sanabres |
Stage one looks about perfect except for getting out of the city. I would love wild poppies like that in my backyard.
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