Today was cloudy, rainy, and windy (like usual). Eventually the sun did peek out, but by then it had rained so much that there was a lot of water on the trail. We passed plenty of fields of wheat today, making the view not so exciting. The sprawling farms remind me of home (but we don't have quite such large hills). Our favorite days are those where we pass through the many tiny towns that have been around for ages. Some are so small that they dont even appear on maps, but the people who live there are always so nice.
We originally had planned to walk further than Belorado today, but we came upon a giant puddle (lake) and had to get our feet wet.
We made it to Belorado with squishing shoes and found our albergue for the night (wet socks and shoes=more blisters). When we arrived it was still closed and so we had to wait in a line of pilgrims outside the albergue. Because we hadn't eaten lunch yet, standing in line waiting made me very grouchy. I also started to feel sick, because of low blood sugar, and so when we finally got checked into our dormotory, I found a sandwich and scarfed it down.
This albergue was run by 4 friends who had opened it together. They all worked as both the receptionist/waiter/laundry service/provider of anything we needed. It was quite funny seeing them change hats so often. Abe and I were quite restless and walked around the tiny town. We sat in the main square, watching the locals go about their day. They have very odd trees in Castilla y León.
That night, we shared a meal with our Canadian friends and a new friend from Florida. Dessert was a delicious homemade custard (I could have eaten MANY more bowls of it).
We fell asleep early (before all of the other young people) and slept very soundly all night.
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