Boadilla to Carrion de Les Condes

I left Ed to sleep and left in the dark as it was a longish walk and we were going to a Donativo with no booking available. Sunrise is not fully up until 8am now as we move into Autumn. What a day. The wind was even stronger than yesterday and we had a period of rain that was so heavy it was hard to move, it was one foot in front of the other and couldn’t look up. My rain poncho was tied on so tight over most of my face. It protected all my stuff well. Just my legs & feet were sopping wet. We made it to a cafe and got warm drink & food. My gear worked well and dried quickly & it was amazing how quickly such an intense weather experience was in the past. We stayed in a lovely parroquial church albergue and the young nuns played guitar and sang songs with us and asked the pilgrims to reflect on Camino experience then we went into church for a pilgrim blessing & then shared home cooked food. The volunteer hospitaleros were Italian school students doing work experience. It is these moments of community and sharing that make the experience special.Læs mere