Yesterday was an easy day from Frómista to Carrión de los Condes. We walked 20 KM in the blazing heat. This third of the Camino has been completely different weather than the first third. I even got hot enough to strip down to shorts!
We walked past the same flat farmland as the day before (this is what the Meseta is known for).
Most of today was also along a road (not fun when you are trying to drink a ton of water but also have to pee with cars whizzing past).
We had a very early lunch (10:30 AM haha) and briefly explored the Templar church of Santa María. It was used by the Knight's Templar in the 12th century.
We made it to our stopping point by noon and had some real trouble finding the place that we wanted to stay. Spíritu Santiago is a convent run by the sweetest Spanish nuns you will ever meet, its also hidden on a side road. Luckily we found a local who showed us the way. I almost fell when coming in the door and the nuns were more than helpful when I struggled to remove my pack. Even though they only spoke rapid Spanish, we still understood where they wanted us to sleep and where the showers were. There was also a mass that night, but we had other things planned...
For the past few days Abe has been complaining about his hair. Its too hot, its too long, ect.. So last night we ventured into town to find a barber. When he sat down in the chair he asked Abe what he'd like (in Spanish) and Abe motioned buzzing his hair off. He seemed to get the message and quickly got to work. He kept saying "David Beckham" and cracking himself up. It was quite funny to watch and now Abe has the shortest hair ever!
I was really hurting this morning (achilles pain) and Abe got really far ahead of me (yes that white speck is him).
By lunch I had had it with my pain so I switched to Chacos. Very quickly the pain was reduced, leading me to believe that my shoes are pretty much shot. Hopefully Abe and I will be able to find new shoes or at least new insoles in León.
To celebrate surviving half of the Camino, we got ice cream bars when we made it to our albergue. We later had a beer on the patio (the weather had cooled down by then).
We had dinner with our old friends the Twins (from NYC and Boston) and we swapped crazy albergue stories (the attic, screaming Spanish lady, dropping phones on bottom bunks, on and on). They are the sweetest older gentlemen and they always make sure to check on Abe and I. The twin from NYC has his wife with him and she always makes sure I have everything I could possibly need! The people you meet on this trip are amazing and unique and they truely make the experience so much more enjoyable!
Tomorrow is a hard day (around 30 KM) and it also follows a road (no fun). We are hoping to get an early start at around 5:30 AM to avoid most of the heat of the day.
Buen Camino!
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