Day 20 To Sahagun

Day 20 Sept 28 Destination = Sahagun / 381 km to go.

“If you are in a bad mood go for a walk. If you are still in a bad mood go for another walk.”
– Hippocrates

Wow! passed the halfway point (to Santiago) yesterday somewhere on the endless via Romana - wow! Fewer steps to go now than those taken thus far.

A big milestone quietly taking place somewhere in big sky country.

Sunrise start was just fabulous

Lunch stop in the ‘Shire of Palencia’. Evocative of the ‘Hobbit’ & ‘Rings’ trilogy. Approximately 500 years old, families used these hobbit rooms for winemaking & wine / cheese storage. A couple of them are still used for such. I observed a couple that appeared inhabited !

Many simple and some elaborate memorials for those that actually died while on The Way both walking or biking !

Never pass up anchoas con ajo, aceito, tomates, y limon para el almuerzo…. and yet another baguette to mop up with. At Fromista ‘canal & dam’ bar

Leaving Palencia, entering Leon region

Once past Astorga we leave la Meseta (next week). Capitulo tres / chapter 3 entitled “A Santiago” begins then: stay tuned….but first on to Leon for a day and a half ( first full rest day (didn’t happen) ) of sightseeing

Sahagun !

Intelligent Design is everywhere…. if you slow down and look

The others stopped to check out the monestario in Condes. A favorite nights stay for many. My schedule was out of synch so I blew by it.
I should have at least gone in for a sello (stamp). Too tired. Many lodge here at this well know monastery / hostel because of its history, size, and unbelievably beautiful cloisters and courtyard (below)

What a great evening dinner celebrated by Germany Czech Republic, USA, Denmark, and Estonia! Holger, Kathy, SrTomas, Lars, Susanna, Nick, & Mart. The Vino (unbeknownst to all of us the waiter started choosing expensive bottles of vino ‘for us’ -thank you for padding the bill ) flowed shall we say rather freely and the food was quite above average! And due to the wine served/chosen for us the ‘cuenta’ was quite above average too. Nick and Mart had an incredible wood fired pizza. Prolly the best pizza on Camino Frances!

Great end of day reflections of Camino today, aches n pains, and anticipation of what may be next…. And remaining mileage

Cloisters at Monestario in Condes.
- photo courtesy Holger

Monestario courtyard and taking it all in
-photo by Holger. Kathy painted this as a gift for Holger this fall !

Wow, Unbelievable!