Day 18: Carrión - Terradillos

I left a bit late this morning to make 8:30 Mass at the Carmelitas Convent. Must be in Convent Country! Plenty of monasteries still around as well.

On the way to mass I met an Americsn lady called Andrea, who didn't know mass was on, so was happy to meet another Catholic and come along. Mass was really nice, and also partly cloistered, which is always interesting.

I walked with Andrea for a while, and she's amazing. Her family were very nervous about her coming on the Camino, as she's recovering from a brain aneurysm! She had to relearn walking and talking, so hugely impressive thats she's out doing an 800km hike on her own. Inspirational and just told me that "God would do the rest".

I also saw Gerard Florian at lunch and had a great chat for the afternoons walk. Turns out he'd had a nervous ambulance ride to the hospital after collapsing in the shower! Turned out to be a pinched nerve in his back, not a blood clot, so he's on lighter days but still trekking.

It was pretty rainy this afternoon, so we all ended up relaxing over a few bottles of wine. Dinner at the Albergue was lovely, and we continued our streak of finding guitars and having a music session! Great fun.Read more