When we checked our itinerary in Castrojeriz, we found that we needed to do another fast forward because we were behind schedule (yep, I've seen too many Amazing Race episodes. 😆). Enter Nilva and her brother Herculano. I can still remember how, upon entering that albergue, this brother and sister tandem gave me a look of happy surprise followed by two of the warmest hugs I ever received on the camino. They were so happy and excited to see me there that it took some of my tiredness away.
Despite the language barrier, we got on well. They took a liking to us and offered to split the taxi they booked with us to Fromista, where we planned to take the bus to Leon. Thank goodness for Google Translate! 
Unfortunately, we were not well informed because we learned in Fromista that there was no bus to Leon that day (or any day, I think). We have to travel to Carrion de los Condes where there is a daily bus to Leon in the mornings, which means we missed it already. Anyhow, Nilva and Herculano again offered to cab it with us since apparently Nilva, due to a pain in her ankle, would be unable to walk long distances anymore for the rest of the camino. So we had a full day in Fromista to rest, relax and recuperate before the next morning’s ride to Carrion de los Condes.
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