Day 13: Leide to Poligono Industrial Soses

Date	Jun 4th ( Sunday )
Today's Distance:	13 miles / 21   km
Lleide to Poligono Industrial Soses Stats	Route Video
Total This Camino:	129 miles
Total 2023 Caminos:	129 miles
Total All Caminos:	1864 miles
Lodging:	$ 20 @ Hostel Cataluña y Aragon
Total Lodging:	$ 653
Planes:	$ 1350
Total Planes:	$ 1350
Buses / Trains / Taxis:	$
Total Buses / Trains / Taxis:	$ 0 / 30 / 32 = 47
Food:	$ 25
Total Food:	$ 310

Meaningful Moment

Although we had lots of shade, it was another hot day.  The mornings aren't bad and usually there's a good amount of shade because of the angle of the sun. But by noon, the sun is overhead and the amount of shade really disappears just as the day is getting hottest.

Taking Deb on a date tonight to the gas station next door to the hostel. It's the only place for miles.

Random Thought of the Day

How nice it is sit in the bar in Alcarás after a 9 mi slog, which is not fair because there was a lot of pretty scenery, but it was a hot 9 mile hike to get here.

Orange juice, carbonated water and a Spanish tortilla with potatoes.

Last year on the Camino Madrid with Deb, temperatures regularly hit mid '90s.

When we started daily temperatures reached into the mid-100s.

We should be cruising along this year.

Yet it seems like the temperature here in the '70s in combination with humidity is really wearing me down.

Just checked into the hostel. We have completed our 11th straight day of hiking.

On the Road / Notable memories

Leaving Lleide, we followed the river. 

In the city the river was hidden, and we followed a  paved road. 

It took a while after leaving the city to begin to see the river which is beautiful. 

And then it took a little longer to get off the paved road and on to small crush stone dirt road where it really began to get beautiful.

Lots of bird song along the Rio Segre trail

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Great lunch in Alcarás. Tortilla con patata for the both of us. Empanada with chicken for Deb. Espresso, carbonated water, orange juice to drink.

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Deb and I sat on the hostel patio during the evening, enjoying the sunset and breeze. And a couple of feral cats who came along looking for pickings.

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Río Segre walking path near Albatárrec

	Rio Segre
	Deb crossing in a very beautiful spot. Can't put a price on shade.
	Getting towards the end of the day. Our lodging is just ahead.
	Our lodging for the night
	Although a feral cat, still a cutie, who has become acclimated to scrummaging around the trash can and the restaurant patio area.