Day 14 - A Good Day

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Route: Boadilla del Camino - Carrión de los Condes

A good day. Starting with a breakfast during which a table of people expressed their surprise (in a possitive way) about my age. Made me feel good.

The first 3 hours we walked in the mist. Somewhat hummid but very pleasant. Flat terrain all the way. Walked a couple of hours with Alain, a french canadian who talks 70 minutes in an hour, but is entertaining. We met up with a new champion in walking. A Frenchman from Paris that looked like an hobo, who told us that he had been walking the last fifteen... yes, fifteen years, carrying all his belongings in something like a shopping cart. You really can not miss the guy. Before you see him, you can hear him. The wheels of his little cart have not been oiled for a long time, so you can hear it squeak quit some time before you see it.

Talking about interesting persons and things, we also encountered 2 germans with a cart with their backpacks drawn by a dog. They explained that if the terrain is too rocky, they invert roles: the dog in the cart and they pulling. The dog seemed happy. There are many interesting people and situations under the sun.

Tonight I went to a special mass at the local church. A service specially dedicated to pilgrims. We each individually received the blessing from the priest and later we were give a little paper star made by the nuns attaending the church. Very nice.

I walked almost 28 km in about 6.40 hours.

Tomorrow a bit of a strange day. The first stretch of 16 km ( approx. 4 hours) without a village in the middle. Will have to buy some food before I leave.

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Photos

"Rollo de Justicia" in the main plaza of Boadilla
Rollo de Justicia en la plaza del pueblo. El rollo simbolizaba el poder jurídico en la comarca y en él eran encadenados los reos antes de ser juzgados por el corregidor.

Canal de Castilla
Irrigation for the Meseta de Castilla

Sunflowers
Flowers for our grandchildren