Outsmarting the smart phone

I have to be quick. The phone is discharging at a crazy rate. A new battery did not change anything. My new strategy is to remove the battery when I'm not using the phone. This does not allow me to take many photos because of the hassle but it's a solution for now. Tomorrow I will be in Leon and maybe someone can help me, but I'm not holding my breath.. so about the camino....the last several days, the temperature has been around 5* when we start but it soon gets sunny and 18 -20*. The landscape reminds me of Saskatchewan. Today I walked for 6 hours without a cafe, toilet, car, cloud. I am more than halfway to Santiago now and have had some magic moments. I'll tell you about two of them. A few days ago I stayed in an albergue attached to Santa Clara convent. In the evening we were allowed to attend a vesper service where these cloistered nuns in black habits sing their prayers. As if in one voice singing one note, their beautiful voices sent chills and sounded otherworldly. The second magic moment was being present when two New Zealand women realized that they have sung in the same world choir in Wellington. As the three of us walked along the camino, they ran through their repertoir of African music  in rich smokey harmony and I felt like the luckiest person ever. As my battery is depleting like a rock, I will try to include two photos. Be sure I am having a great time!!!!

today's albergue garden

Pebbley road and flat landscape