Bercianos Del Real Camino – Mansilla Mayor
30km walked today, fresh as a daisy and with a spring in my step. The first 7k to El Burgo went very quick. I got talking to a Swedish girl called Daniella who had done the Camino 10 years ago and had planned to come back for more. She said it hadn’t changed much apart from the numbers of folk doing it which had exploded this year.
Stopped at a cafe for breakfast. Tortilla and coffee as usual. Quickly moved on to tackle the 13km to Reliegos.
A lunch stop in Reliegos seen me meet up with Pete and Megan from New Zealand, and Don from Australia. We had a good chat about the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Pete was quietly confident but was a little worried about England. First pint of the day!
Another 7km took me to Mansilla de las Mullas. The walk today was made much easier by walking to the beat of AC/DC and Queen on the headphones which I have used only once before on the camino.
I arrived at my albergue and was warmly received by the hospitalero and shown my room. It’s a lovely little room which would have impressioned well in an old western movie – No more John Wayne I promise!
Tomorrow I get up early-ish and walk the 13km to Léon. I have two days booked in this city as I have a couple of things to do and see. I may be meeting up with some of the people I met on the first evening in Roncesvalles! Adios amigos!
El Camino de Santiago 