As we left Burgos (the walk out was much better than the walk in) the sun was hidden behind clouds but when we entered La Meseta, the sun came out and it became a beautiful day!
We just had a wonderful dinner and are planning on getting to sleep early. Tomorrow we plan on walking only 10 KM since we are ahead of schedule. It will be a nice, relaxing day with no pressure. Just what we need!
We found a city where I got a croissant as big as my head (and Abe got a delicious, huge sandwich).
La Meseta is filled with fields of wheat. I thought I had seen a lot already, but I had no idea what was to come (and still is to come).
We pass many of these stacked rocks along the way. We joke that if you have time to do this, then you have too much time on your hands.
Abe got so hot he even stripped down to his shorts (a first for sure)!
Today we had planned on walking 32 KM. We found a Canadian lady to walk with for the first 11 KM and she was FAST. Because we were walking at such a fast clip, my knee became irritated and hurt for the next 10 KM. Abe wanted to continue on since we had heard not so good things about the city we were in (bedbugs and mean people) so I took another Advil and we pushed on. Around 6 KM later we passed San Bol. We thought that this was supposed to be a city, but it ended up being one tiny little albergue. We stood their laughing at this tiny speck of a "city". We had also heard not so good things about San Bol (the owner got into bed with a girl?) so we kept going.
San Bol - Population 1
Eventually we came upon the city we are currently in. My knee is stiff, but I'm resting it and hoping it gets better asap. This town is totally lovely and appears to be the quintessential tiny Camino town. We were walking along a flat path wondering where the city was, but then the road dipped into a valley where the town is nestled. When we got here there were only 2 beds left and they were in seperate rooms. We had heard there may be private rooms so we asked and we ended up getting the room where the two owners daughters grew up. They currently work here and laughed when they gave us the key.
Buen Camino!
Anna! The stone piles are called a cairn. They usually are trial markers or burial sites and are often found in moorland. Who knew some of my Transy education would come in handy for you! haha!
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