Leon to Hospital de Oribga

When I lasted posted I was pondering my fate as a pilgrim flaunting the law -- but we arrived in Leon without further incident : ).  We stayed at the alburgue run by the Benedictine nuns-- they were very welcoming.   We wandered around and toured the Cathedral.  It is a Gothic gem with the largest collection of stained glass in the country  ( which were very hard to photograph).  Also attended Mass     at a small church and the priest looked so much like Paul Sarantakos that it was hard to focus.   Also attended night prayer with the nuns.
We headed out the next morning for the "suburbs" Virgen del Camino at a nice albergue and did laundry & rested.  I was all ready for a day in the country after the city and today's route had 2 options.   Guess who missed the " delightful countryside by the river " route and ended up on the shorter but 26km ON THE SHOULDER OF The HIGHWAY route !?    That's right- we did and spent 6 hours almost completely on the highway -- it was dreadful and very tiring !!  Will definitely pay closer attention next time.   Anyway ended up at a wonderful albergue called San Miguel.   It is lovely and has fresh flowers and soothing music.  Also there is art everywhere that has been created by pilgrims.   It is very nice!! And as a great treat, when we arrived , my Internet friend Annie from Portland, Oregon was here.   She has a blog about her many trips on the Camino and she gave me a lot of advice before I left-- very nice to meet her in person and share some stories with her : )