Camino Pilgrim

The early morning was epic. Outside the village, you can clearly see the Milky Way. The stars were the only light I had hiking up a mountain. The view was amazing, but too dark to take pictures, so I will have to store that moment in memory.

On top of the mountain was a sharp concrete road that I ran down on and then yet another empty plateau. At the end of the plain was a small church out of which around thirty pilgrims popped out all of a sudden to start their journey.

The first proper village I passed in daylight had locals still drinking on the streets from last night. Itero de la Vega was memorable because of well done graffiti about pilgrims at the end of the village.

The road ahead had a lot of trees planted on the side of the road (finally, trees!). After the trees finished, a flock of birds on my left took off and started making circles near me. I managed to capture one of those flights in the image.

The next village was Bocadilla del Camino, which was only special because right after it water channels appeared. The road went alongside the channel for several kilometers until reaching the small city of Frómista. I got the rare chance of using an ATM for more cash.

The next 9km were extremely boring, just following asphalt roads without any shade from the sun. Luckily, Villarmentero de Campos appeared.

The place I’m staying at is like a local hippie paradise. We are sleeping outside in hammocks. There are geese, ducks, chickens and donkeys wandering freely around the garden. There are two Indian tents to sleep in as an alternative option. Of course, a ping-pong table is present and pilgrims are playing guitar around a picnic table. Alberge Aumancer is definitely worth a visit.

Dinner here was beyond amazing. Everything was super well cooked and you had pretty much everything on the table. There was no way you could leave the table hungry here.