Thursday, July 25: Carrion de la Cueza to Calzadilla de la Cueza

I walked 16.8 km today and boy was that enough. 

San Zoilo on the way out of Carrion

This area I am walking through now is known as the Meseta, the high plains of central Spain. It is known for being long, straight, flat expanses of nothing. That is what it was like today. It was a straight path as far as you could see with wheat fields on either side. Trees were few and far between. It looked like it went on forever. You could not even see the village until you were right on top of it.

There are snails everywhere on the camino. Why have I not seen escargot on a single menu? I so want to cook these guys up with a little garlic butter. Yum. 

I walked while reading my kindle. I finished Peter Pan today. I had never read it before. The book is the kind of story that is written to be read aloud. Peter is a much more likable character in the movie than the book.  

I stayed at the Albergue Perigrino. It has a pool and wifi, no kitchen. I payed €4 to wash almost all the clothes in my pack. The sun here dried them so fast there is no need to use a dryer.  

Resident birds

I took a delightful two hour nap. Then I went to the town bar for dinner and ordered a pizza and diet coke. I managed to covey that I wanted it cooked longer and extra crispy. The guy was happy to oblige and I think made a joke with his about  me being a girl who knows what she wants. Yup that's me with food. 

Cora and Lilian from Holland are here. So is Anne-Julie the girl with the pink and black hair from Quebec. There are also a lot is Japanese and South Koreans. 

My bunk is right by a window overlooking the patio. My bed is holding open and you would have to move the whole bunk with me in it to close it. Yes! I hope it's a cool night. 

What do I earn at the end of a day of walking: a bed, a good meal and a pool if I'm lucky!