Day 23: Murias de Rechivaldo to Foncebadon: 20.8 km, 6 hours. Total for Days 1-23 = 541 km (336 miles)
I am craving small towns with no more than two bars, one small shop that doesn't open until 8:00 and lots of dogs running in the streets. I arrived in Foncebadón and found just that.
After a quick lunch with a friend, Mantas, we both went back to our albergues for a nap, agreeing to meet afterwards. I wasn't entirely sure how he would reach me since he wasn't staying at my albergue and wouldn't be able to access the rooms, but I was too tired to give it any more thought.
I always sleep well in the afternoons (there typically isn't much snoring or stirring). My dreams were vivid, but fleeting. They must have been happy, because I was later told that I was smiling and softly agreeing with something in my sleep.
I was half awake, half asleep when the door abruptly opened and the hospitalero called out "Kelly? Kelly!" Not completely registering everything, I sat right up and was told that my friend was here for me.
Mantas was waiting for me with two white chocolate and vanilla ice cream bars. Was I still dreaming? This was too good to be true! Only on the Camino would a friend of two days greet you with ice cream after a midday nap! The rest of the evening was equally as good as my post-nap ice cream.
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi, 29, of St. Petersburg, FL., is a teacher at Country Day School in Largo, FL. She is currently in Europe walking the 500-mile Camino De Santiago. She is sending the Times a daily blog post about her solo journey, which is expected to last 33 days, ending on August 4, 2017. You can e-mail Kelly at kellys2017camino@gmail.com, though you might not hear back until after she returns.
Read the post for Day 24 of Kelly's Camino.