Idag fick vi bylta på oss rejält med kläder när vi skulle ut och gå vår helgpromenad.

Vinden gick rakt genom både väggar och kläder. Vinterjackorna åkte på!

Idag blev det en lite annorlunda runda, då vi tog oss upp förbi Emporia, den spyende damen och sedan över bron. Vi tog till vänster på cykelbanan och rundade Lindeborg. Det fick bli ett kissestopp, då vi kommit förbi möllan!

Inte nog med att jag fick utmärkelsen ”Helgpromenad i januari” från Garmin, utan vi fick även ännu ett samlarkort från vår Harry Potter utmaning.

Dessutom kom det ett vykort från min Camino de Santiago utmaning.

A quaint village with a mere population of 980, it derives its name from the 16th century when the Knights Hospitaller (a Catholic military order) set up a pilgrim hospital that was named Hospital de Órbigo.

The village is famous for its long stone bridge, a construction of 20 arches and the longest bridge in Spain. It is thought to have been originally built by the Romans to transport the mined gold to Rome, however, in the 19th century, the townspeople destroyed the bridge to slow down Napoleon’s forces in Spain. In recent times the bridge has been fully restored.

In 1434, lovestruck Leonese knight Suero de Quiñones obtained permission from King Juan II to hold a jousting tournament to win the hand of his lady. Alongside ten of his companions, Suero challenged any knight who wished to cross the bridge to a joust. Being the height of summer, the bridge was busy with thousands crossing it.

Although his target was to break 300 lances, after a month of jousting and 166 battles, Suero and his men were so injured they couldn’t continue with their mission and declared it complete. To his misfortune, he was killed 24 years later by one of the knights he defeated on the bridge.

As it did historically, the bridge continues to serve the pilgrims and travellers of the Camino.