Day 16 - A Day Dedicated to Our Beautiful Granddaughters

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Route: Terradillos de los Templarios - Calzadilla de los Hermanillos

A day dedicated to our beautiful granddaughters; may they all become great women (but don't grow up too fast).

Already the 16th day. I have difficulties remembering the places I have slept the 15 days before. Names become a blurr. Today I arrived at the "world town" of Calzadilla de los Hermanillos and I am staying at the Casa del Cura. The mixture of the words Cura and Hermanillos make me somewhat nervous, but anyway (just kidding). The house apparently was occupied by the vicar in passed times. So I expect I can sleep at ease.

There seems to be a fixed item in the names of the the villages I stay or walk through. In general they seem to have more letters in the name than inhabitants.....

Today a 27 km walk in a bit more than 6 hours, A fast day. Totally flat and with a changing environment. Nice for a change. It was announced that it would rain today, but fortunately it was not more than a couple of sprinkles. I really hope and pray that we keep it dry until I get to Santiago. Walking was nice since I was in a small group that walked more or less at the same pass. We talked about everything and the kms passed rapidly. The group consisted of 4 people, a French Canadian (MD), an Irishman and a German that can be categorized as a true German of the old school. The fact that his name is Heinrich was not surprising. As he explained he has been a tax inspector for over 25 years and enjoyed his job........ Coming to the village, the Canadian called me apart to warn me not to sleep in the same place as Heinrich, because Heinrich according to my Canadian friend is "the all time european snorring champion". An advice that I gladly accepted.

A number of people have asked me how you find your way on the Camino. I had that worry before I started as well. As it turns out, you can get lost on the Camino but with a bit of attention you should be able to follow the way without mayor difficulties. Most of the Camino's directions are indicated by yellow arrows painted on a great variety of posts, objects and on the ground. It is quite ingenious. You may come to a split in the way and ask yourself which way to turn and invariably your eye will catch the arrow somewhere, although not always in the most logical place. Trying to guess the direction can be hazardous. If you do and see no arrow in the next couple of hundred meters, turn back and look for an arrow. In the next couple of days I will post a couple of fotos with examples how the arrows look like and how tricky some are to get spotted.

There are these adventurous travelers that go out before daylight (about 8) and invariably you get the stories of getting lost later on.

Curious people on the Camino, i.e. additionally to my French friend who is on the Camino for 15 years, who I saw again today, 2 ladies from the US, one on a bike and the other running along covering between 60-70 km daily.....

Tomorrow is a national holiday here, I suppose it is the day of the discovery of America.

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Photos

Description "Ermita"
In Calzadilla de los Hermanitos