D20- Itero de la Vega to Villarmentero d

Walked so far - 357 km. 410 km to go.
We set off this morning around seven. The first stage today was from Itero de la Vega to Boadilla del Camino. The track was very a rocky gravel road but mainly flat through farmland. We stopped at the Hotel en el Camino for coffee and morning tea, a lovely yoghurt cake. From Boardilla del Camino to Fromista the trail started on a gravel path then we followed the dirt path along the canal for a while. The wind was picking up a bit more at this time and had trouble keeping my hat on. A little further along the canal there was a bit of a detour where a new bridge and road was being built across it. We continued along the canal and crossed over the bridge at one of locks and headed into Fromista.This was a good place to stop for lunch and we had the best bacon and egg rolls I’ve ever had at a cafe near the church. The cafe was busy with pilgrims, cyclists and local church goers. Leaving Fromista we walked along the roadway for a while then we crossed onto the gravel path parallel to the road and followed this to Villarmentero de Campos. This was only a little farm town with approx 17 residents, however a few more pilgrims. We opted for the pilgrims menu tonight as wasn’t any other choice in town.Lue lisää