Boadilla to Carrion de los Condes

As we were not allowed to set off before 7 (Dutch albergue with slightly odd but fundamentally very nice hospitaleros) we set off at 7 in very cold slightly drizzly weather.
Sort of good for walking but really a bit too cold if you needed to stop at any point (see picture of my hand later on where I’d lost all feeling in my fingers). Unusually for a pelegrina I much prefer warm to cold and it was definite too cold for me today.
The drizzle stopped almost immediately but it remained cold and windy all day.
A long (about 27k altogether) flat walk with quite a lot of senda (path by road) tho took an alternative csmknonroute at one point which went on farm racks and by a river.
The start was along the canal de Castile which was interesting and alive with greater reed warblers.
First coffee in a busy bar in Fromista (inside thank goodness) where the locals were all drinking spirits, and then on, eventually, to Villalcazar de Sirga with its beautiful Templar church - one of my favourite on the camino. Made the mistake of having a cold drink here and sitting outside which resulted in the dead fingers. So to try to warm up in marched at high speed all the rest of the way to Carrión - managing kilometres in under 11 minutes - I was that cold!
In carrion found hostal - Hostal Santiago - very good private room with sheets and then lunch - a delicious goats cheese salad and french fries.
Then back to the hostal for a shower, washing and sleep (vv tired today) before going to the singing nuns at 6’followed by mass at 7. Found cress and Nick, paul, Peter and Owen having drinks in the main square but I needed food again so got a cheese plate and a cup of tea (as well as a glass of wine).
Short blog today as it’s after 10’and I’m tired. Hopefully more time tomorrow.
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