Actually I´m 18 odd Kms short of Leon in a town called Mansilla de las Mulas... So, there I was, halfway through, feeling strong, thinking I would be picking up some time on some short stages, when... It looked like such an innocent thing. A little bocadillo, with an omlette filling. It was a couple of hours to dinner and I´d walked about 40 Kms that day, so I thought, why not? The guy suggested he warm it up for me - I was amenable. I was actually pleasantly surprised when I bit into it and discovered that it was packed with seafood. That and a Cerveza con Limon cost me $3.50 - bargain! It was at dinner that I first noticed. I suddenly felt very tired. Well I thought it had been a long day.
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