Camino Day 17: Itero to Fromista

Total Distance: 15.4km
Step Count: 20.9k
Blisters to date: 2
Tortillas to date: 17

Today was a very cruisy day (pun intended!). We were on our way to Fromista and I’d heard about a boat that navigates along the Canal de Castilla that was meant to be really nice 🛥️

So I somehow convinced the fam that we should wait until 1pm for the 20min boat ride along the Canal, equivalent to a 3km stretch of the way. This meant that we could start our day late as we only had to walk around 10km to get to the dock and after that just a short walk into the town we’d stay in.

In the morning, our group had reunited and we set off to have the longest breakfast on the Camino but the boat ride was so worth it! The sky was perfectly blue with fluffy clouds that reflected on the water. The sun was shining and we were all pretty happy to experience the camino in a slightly different way other than walking, especially when you only have to pay €2.

I spent the whole boat ride talking with locals about the area and then half an hour later, we were at our Albergue for the day. We got there so early and so full of energy that we decided to cook together a meal and I spent a lovely afternoon sketching 🎨

I also met Gordon from Australia who draws comics for fun and gave me some handy tips for my sketches 🥰Read more