Carrion de los Condes to Terradillos

We knew today was going to be one of our more challenging days so we were up early having breakfast at 6 am of the usual toast coffee and orange juice. We had dined at the same cafe last night and the boys and I had delicious ribs and salad and Jane had trout, as you do in Spain! The trout was the winner and much nicer then the salmon we had had the night before . It could even have been a trout caught on the Hinemaia.
So off we set in the dark out of Carrion and again the moon was brightly lighting up the beautiful old buildings. We knew there were no toilets or villages for 17 km so on we walked through what our guide book describes as a somewhat featureless landscape. The morning was cool though and the path was really soft underneath the feet which makes a difference!
I was mainly scouting for a good place to have a bush wee but not easy with endlessly ploughed fields and few shrubs or trees.
After 10 km or so we came across a food truck which was a great sight so coffees and freshly squeezed orange juice were had. The guy had a great business going literally in the middle of nowhere.
The sun was slowly rising and it again was a blue cloudless day.
Finally after 17 km we walked into a sleepy old village with a very nice cafe and a toilet! Our feet by now were getting pretty hot and tired and a little bit of attention was given to one of the members of the team of eight!
The day was getting hotter and hotter so it was basically crack on and get over ourselves. The saying of " my feet are killing me" took on a new meaning.
Finally after it seemed endless walking ( trudging) we rested on the foot path of another dusty hot town and 2 km later we came across an oasis of green and the alburgue/ hostel of Lostemparilios , quite modern but cool and clean. We couldn't get under the shade of the deep verandah with cold beers soon enough.
Luckily this was about 1.30 pm so lots of relax and siesta time ahead.
This hostel is out on its own but there seem to be lots of our fellow pilgrims here so no doubt lots of chat tonight and hopefully a tasty meal.
Last night's pilgrim meal was 14 euro pp and we got a 3 course meal and half a bottle of wine pp. Pretty good value and the garlic soup was being served. All were happy.
Today was one of our more challenging days and tomorrow is a slightly easier day of 23 km.
Our young Aussie friend tells us that it's going to drop a few degrees tomorrow. Let's hope!Baca selengkapnya