Sansol to Viana July 13. 2015 17.5 km 26,038 steps
Well, I heard from one of my friends that I'm slacking off on my blogs, so I'd better hop to it. lol, Stephanie.
Well, those young people I thought were so good to have around stole my salad. Well, I guess stole is not exactly the right word. We went down for dinner and I was really jonesing for a salad. I order one from the Menu del Dia (it's a fixed menu with a fixed price. There is a first course, second course, and dessert, with choices for each. Menu del Dia or Pilgrim's Menus are very popular in Spain.) so we go down for dinner and I tell the guy I want Ensalada. And he tells me he doesn't have that because the youth group ate it all. Well darn! I can't usually eat two courses anyway and so I told him I would just have the second course. He got very worried that I was upset and tried to get me to order one of the other choices. I told him it was not a problem, that I'd be happy with just one course. The second course wasn't anything to write home about either. Oh well. It was a nice Albergue with friendly people but the food was very good.
Next morning we had breakfast and took off for Viana. We are doing short days because we don't want Leea's feet to hit so bad she can't walk at all. It's kind of interesting. I'm seeing things I just buzzed by before.
Anyway, the walk to Viana was nice. There were a lot of hills, but the scenery was lovely. We got into town and had a drink and a snack then found the municipal Albergue. The town was preparing for a fiesta to celebrate the 175th anniversary of their province. The bandstand was up and the boards in place for the running of the bulls. I was hoping it wasn't going to be the night we were there. I asked the guy at the bar and he said it would be the next night. Thank you, God. Spanish fiestas start around 11 pm and go to about 6 am, and they are loud. They include everyone from the babies to the great grandparents. Since pilgrims have to be back in the albergues before the fiestas even start, we usually only get to experience the aftermath.
Viana is a lovely place with the remains of a 12th-century church adjacent to a lively green shady park overlooking the valley.
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