I love walking through all the small villages and towns on the Camino. Today there were 4 evenly spaced villages on our 13 mile day. We’ve found you are never more than a 2 hour walk from the next village and, in most cases, not more than an hour. Eladio and I walked together and decided to stop in the first village for rest and beverages. We found a cute cafe in the small town. As I entered the cafe, the sound of Gotye’s “Somebody that I used to know” was playing on the stereo. I could see a husband and wife team working the inside of the cafe, they were alone with no costmers. The lady was on the other side of the cafe getting into the song and dancing. The husband had been dancing as well, but as soon as he saw me walk in he stopped. As I walked in a little further, the wife noticed me and I started dancing with her. The husband then couldn’t help himself and broke out in dance as well. The three of us, in full sync with each other, danced the song out, looked at each other and laughed. In that moment we weren’t Spanish, or American. We weren’t pilgrims and shop owners. We were simply people enjoying a momeny of joy.

Every walking day is different. Today we enjoyed warm sunshine with fresh breezes. It was a shorts and t-shirts kinda day that with the right tune, just made us want to dance. 

Departing trail from Astorga

Walking through one of the many villages

My Camino dance partner

Cross marker on Camino between villages

Ruins of old village

Small village church with storks

Religious art in church

Blue door on village house

The view from our room in Rabanal