Hats off to the Junta of Castilla y Leon

Greetings from El Burgo de Ranero, between Sahugún and León, where the older folks are friendly, the houses are made of mud (amazing thing, I kid you not, old houses and new houses alike), and the children surf the afternoon away (next to wandering peregrinas) in a deluxe 10-station cybercenter, completely free, compliments of my local government, the Junta of Castilla y León.

I might add that the pharmacy in town is a delightful spot for an afternoon shopping spree. I went for the echinacia, the ibuprofen, and a nice new box of bandaids.