Daily Archives: September 8, 2015

Today promised to be a long hot day, so we started early, just after sun rise. It was a cool clear morning with light cloud cover. The cloud cover hung around all moring which was a blessing. The first stretch was to be 17km, without any opportunity for a break (toilet or otherwise). We had stocked up the night before with water and fruit, and we stopped in at a little bakery to buy pan.

As we left Carrion de los Condos we walked past the San Zoilo monastery, where we had stayed for a night last time as we exited to Leon.

   
It was a fairly flat and straight walk, without any shade for the first 3-4 hours. 

    

At times the scenery was a lot like parts of the Australia, near Ouyen and Mildura. Hot and dry.  

We are spending the night at an Albergue, just outside Teradillos los Templarios, about 80km from Leon. 

Albergue’s are interesting places, often run by the local municipal, and can have 20-100 beds in one room. Often with communal meals. Or they can be run by family’s with rooms of 2 -10 beds, sometimes communal meals. They supply a whole range of services,food/drinks, self service laundry, gardens, pools, etc. Usually quite cheaply. Anything from Euro’s 5/person/night upto 18/person/night. BUT you must have a pilgrims credential to stay at these establishments. Keeps out the general public!!

Everywhere we go on the Camino there are signs we need to follow, or we get lost. Just like in life.

The trick is in identifying the signs and working out which way you need to go.

Admittedly this sign was from our previous camino, but it illustrates my point.

As we walk the Camino we follow small signs, and you need to be aware of them or you will end up on the wrong path.
The scallop shell is the official sign of the Camino, pilgrims wear them, and pilgrims follow them. They show us the way.

  
Some look like this, but which way is it pointing?

 

 
Always foward, one step at a time. You will get there!

Sometimes life can be a little rocky.