Day 21 - Halfway there

Carrion de Los Condes to Ledigos

As we end our third week on the Camino, we reached the halfway point both in terms of time and distance (about 400 km done). It was another 4 am wake up to beat the heat and the first 17 km without services. This was complicated by our decision to go to mass last night, and then out for a fancy dinner at a hotel a kilometer from our own lodging. This meant we were in bed close to 11 pm, but with no regrets after a tasty meal where a Camino friend joined us.

Luckily, this time one of the midpoint pop-up bars was open this morning so we were enjoying café con leches and tomato toast after only a couple hours of walking. Unfortunately, there was no bathroom, so we didn't have a second café or linger long. Grace did take time to offer up cookies to the other patrons.

Thanks to a breeze and some occasional clouds the walk was enjoyable despite being almost a straight road through the wheat fields for a dozen kilometers. At the second bar of the day we finished off distributing and eating one box of cookies.

After that, it was a 7 km walk via a detour that kept us from walking alongside the highway. We arrived at our albergue around noon and enjoyed paella, pizza, and drinks until we could check in. Grace was a saint and did the laundry today while I took my siesta nap--she's getting hers now. At these busier albergues you have to get your load of wash in early or wait in line. Also, doing the laundry early ensures it dries by dinner/bedtime.

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French Way: Carrión de los Condes - Terradillos de Templarios
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