The last 24 hours have been a perfect Camino time. We had a great communal meal of paella last night and I sat with some very nice pilgrims from Netherlands, Germany and Ukraine. The meal was great and ended with some kind of chocolate flan that was delicious.
The hosts at the albuergue last night could not have been nicer. A group of cycling pilgrims came in at about 9:30pm begging for dinner and after already serving 25 pilgrims paella (which we finished off!) they somehow found more food and fed them a healthy big dinner. The Camino provides for sure.
This morning, after a cafe con leche, I headed out into the darkness. Hontanas is an awesome Camino village, you can see that the Camino’s recent popularity has given it new life. I have a feeling I will be remembering Hontanas as one of my favorite stops on this Camino.
The sunrise was spectacular and in the distance a rooster crowed as I watched the sun come up over Hontanas.
First stop was the ruins of San Anton monastery where I met Francisco and his buddies from Barcelona, who escorted me into Castrojeriz and a local bar for more cafe con leche. (They got beers at 9 am gotta love that!). They are retired, Francisco is a retired architect, and they are doing sections of the Camino every year – this year Burgos to Leon.
After Castrojeriz there was a significant hill which I walked with mucho gusto! The views were amazing, reminded me a bit of the Palouse in Eastern Washington. For some reason I kind of blew through the next town (and last chance for food) and soon realized it was a long 12 km to Boadilla del Camino where I am now.
It was hot and as I was walking alone in this barren area, I just asked Mom or whatever God was hanging around… if they could just give me a little wind to cool things down. No lie, about 30 seconds later this lovely breeze came through. I kind of don’t believe in that stuff except Janice’s diamond was found once and I know that was divine intervention. And then today. Thanks Toni!
Amy's Camino 