Fromista to Carrion de los Condes 13 mi

September 14th
13 miles
Started at 7:30 am finished at 1:30pm

We had a nice breakfast at the hotel Oasibeth.

Set out walking a found a nice cafe to have a coffee and orange juice and use the facilities.

Trekked on with two nice peregrinos from Mexico, Pedro and Maria Ophelia.

Crossing the plains is definitely not for the light of heart. It’s meant to test your metal. It’s harsh because of long stretches of sameness. No eye candy and miles to go. Cassie has not only tackled the physical challenges (that Roxanne has already been through) but combined this mental portion at the same time.

We packed our sandwiches, fruit and cheese. All day Roxanne packed the extra pounds and kept asking, “can we eat an early lunch” thinking to lighten the load, but we kept on trucking and found nice places to stop, but if you want to use their bathroom, you must buy something, hence …….still carrying this lunch for two. Finally got to a church about an hour and a half from our destination and Roxanne pulled out the sandwich and started chomping, Cassie followed suit. Only half of the lunch eaten, but satisfied that at least half the weight was gone.

Turns out tomorrow is the long stretch with no services not today. Ha! Gonna have to pack a lunch again tomorrow.

Check in at this hotel is 2:00pm, it is automated and hilarious. We got to the hotel 5 minutes too early to check in. No problem we went to the bar. Roxanne had two lemon beers so when we returned to automated check in was very confusing, especially after selecting Spanish instead of English. We finished, finally, and acquired a key to get into the room. Couple behind us asked “is there a reason you’re doing this in Spanish?” Wise guys!Read more