Day 21: Castrojeriz to Boadilla

I don’t know why, but today’s walk was tougher than the past two days, even though it was only 19.3 km, similar to the last two days. It started with a long climb up a big hill, so maybe that took it out of me from the start. I didn’t have the best sleep, so maybe that’s why. All I can say is I was thrilled when I got to my casa rural today! I’m in a little town called Boadilla del Camino and from what I can tell, there are more pilgrims here than villagers. There are a couple of nice albergues and a hotel, which I am in: Hotel Rural en el Camino, 50€ for private room w/ en suite. There’s even a nice pool, which was freezing, but made a nice ice bath for my sore, tired feet and legs. 😀
There was a very nice communal pilgrim’s dinner tonight for the people here at the hotel and in the albergue. The staff in these places is generally quite small, just a handful of people, and they do an amazing job hosting so many pilgrims. They really are a big part of what makes the Camino so special.
I’m hoping I get a good sleep tonight because I have a 24 km walk tomorrow. I’m getting close to the halfway point!Read more