After a quick breakfast at the albergue we hit the road. I decided to take my time and amble along; soon I fell behind on my own. It was nice to listen to the birds, see the sunrise and enjoy the peace of the Camino.
The path followed the valley and the road so it was fairly flat. This road went through an archway connected to the ruins of the San Anton monestry.
From here I walked into Castrojeriz with Dave from America and Dominic from Germany. The town is overlooked by a castle on top of a hill. Had Castrojeriz been the end for the day I would have climbed up to explore it.
At the first bar I spied Marcus and Dirk. I joined them after ordering a pan chocolate. We then had a look around the church that doubled up as an art museum, before ambling out of town to ascend back onto the meseta.
As we approached Itero de la Vega we passed a small monestry that is now an albergue. It has no electricity and operated by Italian volunteers. It also appears in the BBC show about the Camino and it has a good stamp (and coffee, so I’m told).
After a bite to eat in the village we continued as the clouds came in and a headwind developed. The weather apps had predicted rain for the afternoon and from the angry looking clouds on the horizon, it looked like the app would be correct.
We arrived at Boadillo just as light rain started, but this didn’t stop me from dipping my tired feet in the pool.
Stu's Camino 