11 August 2015 Stage 21: León - San Martín

The walk today was bleh. First suburbs of León, then along the highway the whole way. Never in my life did I think I'd walk next to a highway all day. I'm staying at an albergue in San Martín called Vieira. Helen, Hannah, and Bianca are also here. There's a swimming pool!!! After swimming and hanging out with Hannah and Bianca, I had lunch. It was absolutely amazing. Lentil soup, bread, salad (with actually fresh lettuce and veggies), and pork with potatoes & grilled zucchini. I didn't really like the pork, but I think that's just because I was full and I don't really like pork. Today I learned how nice it is just to eat and not do other things while you eat. I brought my phone, guidebook, and journal with me to lunch and then realized how nice it was just to do nothing other than sit and eat as slowly as you want and look at the view (of the high way N-120, because guess what? The hostel is on the side of the highway I spent the day walking along :) ). I miss Jacquelyne, Timi, and Wouter, because I can be so silly with them. I'm exhausted from getting up so early everyday, so I'm going to rest now.