Day 15 - Castrojeriz to Fromista

It rained most of the night but had ended before we left the albergue at 7:30 am today. Dan and I shared a bedroom with single beds and a private bathroom. We slept really well and I was awake before my 7 am alarm. We left before Den and Arved who had stayed in the room next to us and arrived at Fromista's municipale albergue around 2:15 pm.

Today's journey was 26 km and started on a very light stomach. There was nothing open in town and we walked for over 2 hours before we found an open cafe. They made some fresh jamon sandwiches to order which I enjoyed with my usual cafe con leche.

There were many new faces along the route. Dan would yell out hello to everyone and joined a full table at the cafe while I was getting my food. It takes me longer to warm up to people so I was happy to see all the seats were taken and I could take a table to myself beside them. I retrieved the mayonnaise, salt, and pepper from my backpack for the sandwich which made it even better. It is sad to think many of our friends will no longer be familiar faces we run across on the road or in the cafes.

The walk was under windy conditions but not as cold as I expected. A light long sleeve shirt was all I needed and a sun hat once the sun broke through the clouds. The only other thing we had to navigate were the puddles left over from last night's rain.

There was a steep climb near the beginning and a nice walk along the river leading into Fromista. Some pilgrim's even soaked there feet in the river during their break.

When we got into town, I got some groceries at the supermercado before they closed at 2:30 for snacking tonight and breakfast tomorrow morning.

I showered and rested a bit after checking in but couldn't nap because the room felt cold even with an extra thick blanket. Dan messaged to let me know the common room was really warm and she was right. My cold fingers and toes have been enjoying their wood burning fireplace. On my way down there I spotted Arved and he let me know Jo had also arrived. We expect Den will take much longer because he is walking very slowly. Nicholas is also here but some stayed in the town behind us like Tobias.

Tonight we dined at a Korean run restaurant that opened at 6:30 pm which I was very excited because they had ribs. Ribs were massive and I had to have Dan and Jo help me finish them!Read more