To our disappointment the albergue wasn’t serving breakfast, so it was a walk for food. Only slithers of dawn light dimly illuminated the way when we left. Many pilgrims had their headtorches on as they continued onwards.
After 2km or so I reached Moratinos. At the edge of the village, there are what looked like Hobbit houses! Chimneys sticking out of a grassy mounds complete with TV aerials; these were originally used as food stores.
After some fried egg on toast I continued on my way. I came across a sign reading “I know I know nothing.. but the second bar is cool”. I remember this from one of the books I had read, so I had to stop for a drink when I reached San Nicolas.
The sign was accurate, the bar had music playing and the trees had been pruned to create a canopy over the seating area for shade.
The next stop was Sahagun, the halfway point. The approach was a little uninspiring as I had missed the crossing point that passes by the pillars that mark the spot.
I got my halfway compastela before having an explore of the area and the churches. The route out follows a tree lined path before following the road to Bercianos. Marcus was a ahead and unbeknownst to him, he had taken an alternative route along the Calzada Romana.
This route rejoins the Camino just before Leon. After arriving in Bercianos and not passing Marcus, I made contact to see where he was!
He said he is in the middle of nowhere! To get to us, he said he just turned left, crossed a farmer’s field, skipped over the railway line and ran across a junction on the highway to get to us at Bercianos!
Stu's Camino 
Only half way!! What have you been doing! 🙂
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It’s a long way 🤪
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