Bercianos Del Real Camino

Sahagun – Bercianos Del Real Camino 10km

John Wayne Day

I left the bike for the rental company to collect and enjoyed a lovely stay in the Albergue San Juan. Last night I enjoyed a couple of generous whiskeys while watching the football.

I woke up this morning…just ouch! My hips and butt were just aching. I could hardly get up. Had I been sexually assaulted by a bunch of gorillas?? Certainly felt like it.

I got my self together and had a shower. I bought a bar of soap last night as my gel had run out. The smell of it is so addictive. I think I’ll now order it in bulk.

Grabbed a quick brekkie and started todays walk. John Wayne would have been so proud of me copying his bow-legged stroll out of town.

Few nice things to see at the edge of town before setting out on a long straight path.

Most people on the Camino complain that this long stretch of 180km called the Mesata, is boring and pretty much the same thing the entire way. Well I loved it, and thats all that matters!!. With Whitesnakes’ “Here I Go Again” roaring in my ears, I was in my element. 19*C, blue skies, no wind and little birdies singing their song along the way.

I had wrapped up in sun blocking clothes and my trusty oul sun cap. Takin no chances as tomorrow I have 6 hours of walking to my next stop. 30km. I took some photos along this long straight path, and only really spoke to one Italian man who asked to get his photo taken. He then returned the favour, said “Buen Camino”, and we headed on with our own journeys.

I seen some strange metal tubed archway on the path. I don’t know the reason for this as it’s nowhere near a town or place. It looked like the remains of the tin man from the Wizard of Oz. “Follow the yellow dirt road, follow the yellow dirt road”. (Or something along those lines.)

Got to my hostel in a little under two hours and found it to be a nice wee place indeed. It only holds 20 people, so it was easy to get a shower and get food. Each of the bunks have a curtain to pull over which all the best albergues have. Early to bed tonight to get prepared for this big one tomorrow.