Ledigos

This morning we had our longest stretch without services—over 10 miles from our starting point to our first village, so we stopped for lunch (hamburgers, sort of!).

We ended our day short of our intended goal by a few miles, staying in Ledigos, in easily the best room we’ve been in our entire Camino—including hotels (even though we share a bathroom). We did the upgrade—private room—to try and get some extra rest, and still cheaper than a hotel.

Tomorrow we should reach Sahagun (mid-day?) which is considered the halfway point on the Camino Frances—St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago. There is a church there that offers a “halfway compostela” so we’ll stop in and see if we qualify. Few pilgrims get the halfway compostela and it is said to be more gorgeous than the Santiago one, which is now computer-generated (to the disappointment of many).Read more