Day 20 - Sunday, 11th May, 2014 - 26.6 km
[Leaving the Alburgue - Calzada de Coto]
After a very quiet night in Calzada de Coto, we were four of the only seven inhabitants, in a village that seemed not to have a restaurant, but a small bar. We ate nuts and cuts of Cerona ham that we had bought for a picnic anticipating an unmanned hostel. I had an upset stomach so treated myself to my special sachets of Dioralite thereby reducing the size of my first aid kit.
We set off at 6:50am and headed off on the old Roman road, which avoided the main road heading to the last villages before Leon. Breakfast was at "Calzadilla de los Hermanillos" after we had walked for two hours and covered 9 km. We were then faced with an 18 km stage with nothing between breakfast and our final destination for the day - Reliegos. We were lucky because this would have been a fearsome stage if the weather had been sunny, there was also a cool breeze blowing from the mountains we will be crossing in the coming week. We were all showing signs do wear and tear. Eila has been getting blisters, Michael lost a tooth chip over lunch in Sahagun and we are beginning to get to the point where we need to plan our return air trip. We expect to be in Leon tomorrow.
[Breakfast break - Calzadilla de los Hermanillos]
[The beginning of the Roman Road to Reliegos]
[Michael - looking a bit rough!]
[[The Roman Eoad between Calzada de Coto and Reliegos]
[Rejoining the road for the final stretch of the day]
[The Reliegos Alburgue - a welcome sight]
[Dormitory life -Releigos Alburgue]
When we arrived at the private Alburgue we were given a six room and have been joined by two French men who have been on Camino for an extra month because they started in Paris. They covered 40 km today and started where we had our breakfast stop yesterday. They both carry a pair of boots and a pair of trainers, which they swap during the day to relieve their feet. I took a picture of them as they planned their next 40 km destinations for the following days! Like most of the French we come across they seem extremely tough.
Buen Camino.
[The French, planing their next 40 km day!]
[Eila - all in!]
