Sahagun

Short day (about 10 miles), ending on the early side in Sahagun.

Highlights: We hit the half-way mark (geographically) of the Camino Frances. An old Franciscan monastery, now museum, offers half-way compostelas for those who visit, so naturally we paid the entrance fee.

In an earlier town (San Nicolas), we happened upon an artist of sorts who offered colorful wax stamps in lieu of the usual ink stamp for our pilgrim passports. So, we have two lovely souvenirs from an otherwise uneventful day.

Enjoyed lunch with Debra and her friend Patty (from Dallas) and officially met another familiar face--Brian, from Portland, Maine, who we will likely see tomorrow as we are both staying at the same place, a hotel near a truck stop! Czytaj więcej