Finally we saw the Meseta in its brilliant "Blue" best today . We were on the road by 7 am with the Pilgrim hoards (they seem to thin out through the day ) to be met by a crisp morning (10 deg C ) and a daunting climb up Alto Mestelares ,both woke us up completely . The views from the top were awesome ( see pics) .
We were planning another 20 km day walk today to Boadilla del Camino ... for some this is half a day. We enjoyed a dinner with a couple of Norwegians an Aussie from Melbourne and an american.... the guys planned forty km days some days , it must be said that some had hospital visits or layover due to injury ... hmm something to be said about plodding ( we average 19km) and have recovered from our blisters now and have no other ailments to speak of and by the end of tomorrow we should nearly be half way!!
Today's walk covered some classic Meseta territory with the path snaking its way down into valleys and between wide open wheat fields..and the odd hay bales stack as seen on the movie "the way" (as you can see from the pics. ) .,. with a light cooling breeze , a good dirt path and my trusty umbrella the day was not too arduous at all though we did ensure we had plenty of breaks in some beautiful spots.
Approaching one village there was a guy handing out a promo flyers to Pilgrims for a bar ... the deal on the bacon & eggs was to good to refuse so after an average breakfast @ the Albergue we decided to have an early lunch. So there we were in a small village in Spain tucking into Bacon & Eggs @10:30am watching Bruno Mars singing "uptown funk" on a music video, life is strange sometimes.
As we made our way cross the meseta the blue sky resembled a thatched roof of vapor trails as jets from all over the world seem to make the meseta their crossing point at 30,000 ft . We also had our first attack of insects during the Camino
.. no I didn't have to bring out my insect netting headpiece just yet... that world be just too much.☺
So we made it its Boadilla del Camino by 1:30pm and the famous En el Camino alburgne ... it featured on the documentary series ''walking the world" which was one of the trilogy of Camino confirmations, for coming. My how things had changed in years since filming ... the Alburgue retained its initial impact as you walked through its rustic portal into a real oasis ... jut that they have grown from a 26 bed converted barn to many new buildings and even a hotel next door .... the Camino business is a very lucrative business for some!
So tomorrow we are tackling a 25 km walk to Carrion de LOS Andes ... we have a couple of shorter days coming up after to make up for it... you often find route planning challenges on the Camino ... that half the fun.
We were planning another 20 km day walk today to Boadilla del Camino ... for some this is half a day. We enjoyed a dinner with a couple of Norwegians an Aussie from Melbourne and an american.... the guys planned forty km days some days , it must be said that some had hospital visits or layover due to injury ... hmm something to be said about plodding ( we average 19km) and have recovered from our blisters now and have no other ailments to speak of and by the end of tomorrow we should nearly be half way!!
Today's walk covered some classic Meseta territory with the path snaking its way down into valleys and between wide open wheat fields..and the odd hay bales stack as seen on the movie "the way" (as you can see from the pics. ) .,. with a light cooling breeze , a good dirt path and my trusty umbrella the day was not too arduous at all though we did ensure we had plenty of breaks in some beautiful spots.
Approaching one village there was a guy handing out a promo flyers to Pilgrims for a bar ... the deal on the bacon & eggs was to good to refuse so after an average breakfast @ the Albergue we decided to have an early lunch. So there we were in a small village in Spain tucking into Bacon & Eggs @10:30am watching Bruno Mars singing "uptown funk" on a music video, life is strange sometimes.
As we made our way cross the meseta the blue sky resembled a thatched roof of vapor trails as jets from all over the world seem to make the meseta their crossing point at 30,000 ft . We also had our first attack of insects during the Camino
.. no I didn't have to bring out my insect netting headpiece just yet... that world be just too much.☺
So we made it its Boadilla del Camino by 1:30pm and the famous En el Camino alburgne ... it featured on the documentary series ''walking the world" which was one of the trilogy of Camino confirmations, for coming. My how things had changed in years since filming ... the Alburgue retained its initial impact as you walked through its rustic portal into a real oasis ... jut that they have grown from a 26 bed converted barn to many new buildings and even a hotel next door .... the Camino business is a very lucrative business for some!
So tomorrow we are tackling a 25 km walk to Carrion de LOS Andes ... we have a couple of shorter days coming up after to make up for it... you often find route planning challenges on the Camino ... that half the fun.
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