My own travel and hobby blog observations…

Inspired observations gained from my travels up and down, matched to an eclectic music track of my choice (probably indie/soul) and made into a quirky blog from this old recalcitrant rɪˈkalsɪtr(ə)nt Lancastrian adjective 1. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline. 1. a person with a recalcitrant attitude. "a stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker" Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. Franz Kafka. Next trip coming very, very soon….

Monday, 11 May 2026

The Bucket…

Day 11 - In Leon on the Camino de Santiago

After yesterday’s delightful tour of the bars and the Cathedral, I woke up to the sound of rain bucketting it down, overflowing the gutters and pouring off the roof, so decided to stay put today.

Leon is a lovely city anyway and worth a look round.

…and there is another plan forming!

First, I nipped down the local bike shop to treat ‘Brommie’ to some new brakes as the downhills had got pretty close wearing them out. Back at the hostel, out came the borrowed bucket for a wash and service, cleaning the frame, chain-set and then re-oiling everything that moves.

After a massage and oil he was now ready to play out with the big boys again!

I can’t not pick a ‘Kings of Leon’ track for today as I’m spending it in Leon, so I’ve gone for an early tune, off the 2nd album, when KOL were blindingly good…and made the floor bounce in the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool as I remember back in 2007!