Camino: Fromista to Carrion de los Condes

17/05/19
After a hearty breakfast, our crew enjoyed shady canal-side paths on a secondary way today. Few pilgrims, a Templar church, a great lunch cafe & a special pilgrim statue in Villalcazar made today an unexpected treat.

I admit that in Carrion de los Condos I missed the popular pilgrim mass at Monasterio de Santa Clara, complete with singing nuns, in favor of gathering grocery supplies & laundry. Water was questionable in Carrion so I wanted to prepare us for a long stretch on the Meseta the next day with its minimal support stops.

Camino:Castrojeriz to Fromista

16/05/19
A lovely unassuming walk climbing up into the Meseta on earthen paths (so easy on the legs & feet.) We started with a crisp uphill walk with many pilgrim statues (it is so fun running into art along the path.) Lots of small towns with stork nests in the bellfries of the local churches. Why? Wouldn't the ringing shake the hell out of the baby birds or at the very least cause deafness & bad bird headaches? 

We've been traveling with a camino veteran, Bill, who has been able to point out intriguing statues & historic buildings we would have overlooked.

Our pack of pilgrims grew for a large dinner full of laughter in Fromista. Our criteria: open early!
27k to Fromista (population 840)