Keith and I started off a half hour after sunrise. The sky was yellow and blue with a tinge of red. Another good day ahead. Sunshine throughout the walk.
About an hour out, we caught up with two women from upstate New York. One of the women, Faye, was walking to honor her husband who passed on one year ago today. Keith then told me that his wife died 18 months ago to this day. He said, “We belong to a club that you don’t want to belong.” A special moment on the Camino.
Sharon has said that inevitably I leave something behind on every trip that I take. Well, today was just the opposite. I received a message from Camino Ways that I needed to call last night’s hotel. Did I have my room key? I arranged with Natalie who was the front desk clerk, bartender, server, and concierge to pick up the key at the town where Keith and I took a break – about seven miles down the road. Within 30 minutes, she was there. She thanked me in her professional and cheery way. Her demeanor was similar to all of the service people that I have met on the Camino.
Various arrows kept us on the path as we walked through fields with rolling hills until we reached the stone marking the border of Leon. Within a half mile, we were walking between two statues that signified the halfway point of the Camino from the French border to Santiago. Pretty cool.
Within minutes, we entered Sahagan, our destination. The town had supported the painting of two murals that welcomed pilgrims on the Camino.
The good feelings kept coming. We were given the “Buen Camino” from patrons in the Temple Bar. We were reunited with Duna who had joined our pack on Day 3. His owner Andre from Navarra directed us to the tourist office where we received (paid three euros) a certificate recognizing that we were in Sahugan, the mid-point of the Camino Frances.
After all of this excitement, I retreated to rest at our hotel, the Domus Viatoris, which was once a convent. I think that the lions were an add on.
We all retired early. Andrew will be doing a 20 miler tomorrow. The rest of the pack will do about 13 miles but will walk with Andrew part of the way. Our first rain is predicted for tomorrow afternoon.
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you made it halfway with beautiful weather the entire time! That’s great! I love that the dogs are welcome all over, even in the bars! Good rest tonight then I hope you have good weather for the 13 mile day!
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I’ve been struck by how clean the streets are in your photos. I recall when we were in Barcelona how many people were employed sweeping the streets and other public areas. So glad you have had good weather and hope it continues.
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