Only 463 km to go!
The day was cooler than the intense heat of yesterday. We had a breeze blowing in our faces and the sun behind us. We didn´t experience the extreme heat and exhaustion of the previous day. Mo survived on lots of Ibroprofen. She lost her sunglasses at Fromista.She is now down to one small square of muslin as a towel. It´s difficult to keep track of your possessions when you are tired, hot and exhausted.
We walked alongside the road on a camino path for most of the day. The scenery remained green and arable with poppies and other wild flowers on the field banks. We picked wild rocket to try to supplement our diet.
Cafe life on arrival at Carrion de las Conde
The twins Jo and Sue at lunch spot - they are awaiting taxi cos feet giving out and can't walk further
Carrion de Los Condes proved a bigger town than we expected. We needed to find provisions for breakfast and a long stretch of the Meseta without water or provisions. We had run out of tea, that was serious! It took three shops to find black tea to get us up in the morning.
We met up with different people including Kirsten and Tomas who arrived late and struggled to find beds. We stayed at the parish Alburgue run by nuns who were warm and welcoming. There was a meeting at 6pm that Mo thought was compulsory and found herself joining in the singing and then discussion about why they were doing the camino. She was blessed by the nuns at the end of the meeting. The camino was equated with the difficulties to overcome in life and the need to walk in the light to find the path. What can we say!
The church at Villarcazar which is a national monument and the lunch spot where we got interviewed for Spanish TV - again!
Think it's a Rye crop
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