I don’t believe it!

It’s happened again. On seeking medical advice this morning from the local hospital in Leon I was told not to carry on walking the Camino. A couple of days ago I found a small blister on my heel but missed a larger one. Did the usual things with plasters etc but on the journey the latter part of yesterday and during this morning everything had been rubbing and my foot had become a right mess. After a two and a half wait at the hospital I was ‘operated on’ with the result I’m missing a large area of two layers of skin under my heel. I took a couple of photos but I’m not going to show them as they’re a bit gruesome.

Anyway, booked on a train and a plane tomorrow and should be back at Gatwick by the evening.

I managed to hobble around Leon for a short while after I had cannabalised my new walking sandals to accommodate my heavily bandaged foot. Saw a few sights (like the hospital, the pharmacy for antibiotics, etc) but the hostel is very near to the cathedral which is a very impressive building even with the scaffolding. There seems to be quite a buzz around here with people promenading and dining in the warm sunny evening.

Few photos, I wasn’t really in the mood, the pain had begun to kick in. Anyway, yet another ‘just before sunrise’, one side of the cathedral and the view from my third floor lodgings in the centre of the old town.

I could be about 90 by the time I finish the Camino but I’ll try for the last leg(!) next April/May. It’s beginning to get cooler in the mornings and evenings and some hostels shut down in October.