Every Step Together on the Camino de Santiago by Ken & Kathy Privratsky

Author:Ken & Kathy Privratsky [Ken & Privratsky, Kathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2020-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

DAY 20

Carrión de los Condes to Ledigos

The pillows in most places we have been staying simply defy adequate description. We mentioned previously that they generally are round and extend the width of the bed. Last night we had a double bed and thus we had one very long pillow! Have you ever tried sleeping with and sharing a pillow four or more feet long? We considered our makeshift solution of stuffing clothes into a pillowcase. It was not our best night of sleep. We looked forward to getting home and putting our heads on Norwegian down pillows given to us by cousin Hilde when she visited us in Alaska this past summer.

We knew we had a very long walk today with no facilities to speak of and figured we would stop on the way out of town to get a few snacks or maybe breakfast. Nothing was open as we walked down the dark streets of Carrión de los Condes. On the outskirts, we passed a gas station, which we think was the only gas station we had seen since sleeping above one back in Los Arcos. It was open for business, and we bought a couple donuts and snacks unfortunately with empty carbs for the trip.

The path out of town was perfect, a nice wide asphalt farm road, initially lined with trees. We heard many roosters crowing and a multitude of birds chirping as we walked forward. The sky was clear with scattered clouds. When we left town, the sun was just beginning to rise and highlight clouds with various shades of pink, a very nice start to the day. The temperature was in the mid fifties, and we did not bother to put on coats. It looked to be a warm day ahead.

We walked on another old Roman trail indistinguishable from any other dirt trail aside from its slight elevation from the surrounding farm fields. Except for a former monastery, now a luxury hotel, the only other things we passed were half a dozen buildings for sheltering hay bales and others for storing farm equipment. After six miles, we came to a makeshift café surrounded by trees and crowded with pilgrims. We enjoyed our first hot sandwich on the Camino with coffee and a soda. It was a great break. While we ate, we talked to a gal from Canada and a fellow from Australia, both of whom were combating issues with their feet. They mentioned that everyone where they had been staying at night was dealing with foot problems. We were happy to report we still had no issues, not a single blister. Our feet had treated us well for over 200 miles in nearly three weeks of steady walking. Shoes that fit, merino wool socks kept fresh, and a little Vaseline in the morning on feet and toes seemed to be doing the trick for us.

We regretted to learn this morning our two good Canadian friends Kim and Jacqui were bussing to the next major location. Jacqui had split open her toe a couple days before when climbing down from an upper bunk.

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