Viana - Smokey Bar & Procal Harem

Currently I´m blogging at a smokey bar in a medieval village with Procal Harem´s ¨Whiter Shade of Pale¨ playing over the speakers. Interesting contrast.....Today was another great day on the Camino de Santiago. I walked 18 miles across rolling hills covered with vineyards. Wide open and very pleasant. I´m staying in the village of Viana for the night. All day I saw very few pilgrims but I seem to have caught up to a large number of them in Viana. Everything is packed. Tonight I´m settling for floor space in a small albergue. I would have probably sought out a campsite but it´s a rainy evening so I´m happy to be where I´m at. The ablergue, although small, is quite nice. The hosts are very friendly. This particular albergue is run on a donations only basis. They even provided dinner and breakfast. Very nice........ I met a Swiss man today whose not much older than myself. He started walking the Camino from Zurich and has been walking for over 6 weeks. There are several routes to Santiago de Compostela and he decided to start it from his home.... I´ll try to post some photos from my walk whenever I find a computer with usb access. The only computer access I´ve been able to find is a coin operated variety. Kind of like a video game. 1 Euro (1.50 usd) for 20 minutes.... Hasta Lugeo !