sunset from the night before last night (in Hontanas)

a Jenn King-esque statue I saw en route to Fromista

stumbled upon the abandoned St. Anton ruins

a giant mountain that i had to climb early in the morning

field of goats in Boadilla, the town before Fromista

beautiful river i walked along during the final 3 miles to fromista

22 mi to fromista !

April 24, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

I was EXHAUSTED yesterday after (hopefully) my longest day on the Camino so I skipped my post and am retroactively posting it today. But, Fromista was a cool city (I think - I fell asleep alarmingly early and didn’t have a chance to explore it). To keep me going for all 22 mi, I walked with a Pennsylvanian named Caroline for most of the day. I was proud of myself for being able to keep up w her - a mom that solo thru-hiked the AT and has a goal of running a marathon in every state (she’s run one in 37 states so far), all of this on top of being a mom to 3 boys that are 33, 35, and 37.Read more