Calzadilla de Cueva to Sahagun

Another 6.30 am start and about 12 km under our belt by 9 am. Time for breakfast, and a very high calorie one at that. Toasted bread, fried eggs and bacon for me. The first fry up for a while and boy was it tasty. One of the joys of this Camino is the food. Simple food - tortilla and jus naranja, pan y queso, vino tinto... with the more hearty "menu del dia". The country cooking is very good quality, tasty melt in your mouth meat or pastries. It is a real pleasure to  eat. At home most of the time meals are in a hurry, a necessity that doesn't have the time it deserves to eat, enjoy and share that pleasure with others. As someone I love says she "inhales her food"  - any teacher or teaching assistant will understand! If we enjoy the gift of good food surely we should spend a moment appreciating it. Being thankful for it. Wondering how we might ensure others can do this too. On that note perhaps you could pray for Holy Cross Foodbank shortly to open in Tividale...

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