Third Day:

Villar de Mazarife to Hospital de Orbigo

Kathy and I spent the evening taking to two interesting ladies from New Zealand. We went to bed late and as a result we rose up late and were the last to leave the Alberque. This was our first experience with these establishments. I had managed to get a private room but still had to share a washroom with  
the entire crew. We can see how stopping in this hostels lets you meet other peregrinos but other than that we can leave them. We have discovered that you do not have use hotels either are nice private Alberques and Pasadas.  Hospital is noted for the longest medieval bridges in Spain, dating to the 13th century and built on Roman foundations.  It was here that we met the Brazilian peregrino who was continuing on to Astorga. Walking the 53 km in one day what it has taken us to do in four.  it was here that I discovered I had not booked anything in Astorga, or if I had I could not remember at which hotel.