Sahagún is the official halfway point. However, we actually passed halfway mileage wise somewhere before that. This is going to be a relatively short day of 9.5 miles.
There is a change in the character of the Camino, there are more trees and vegetation along the trail. The change makes it more interesting.
These small cellars cut into the side of a hill began to appear. Evidently this was at one time a place that had a lot of vineyards. I noticed very few now.
Irene is from Argentina. She came into the restaurant shortly after we sat. People on the Camino seem to have very interesting histories. Irene has a daughter in Italy who she is going to visit after she completes the Francés.
We also said goodbye to a delightful couple from Ireland that we had met. Their group came into the restaurant as we were finishing our dinner. The guy is from the Canary Islands. After dinner the Irish group was going to the local Irish Pub (named the ” Temple” after the bar in Dublin). We were not about to join them as we are going right to bed. The Irish group was going to leave the Camino in León.
Evidently one can get a half Camino Compostela in Sahagún. May stop at the Convent in the morning to see if we can get one.
Tina still communicates with a number of pilgrims that have proceeded ahead of us.
Tina’s Thoughts
Walking everyday 10 miles or more is hard (for me at least). Getting a good night’s sleep helps so much. The night in Lédigos we did not. Walking into Sahagún was tougher for that reason.
There is much goodwill between and amongst pilgrims. It is heartening to see how strangers from all over the world have bonded on this walk.
I have enjoyed the fact that there is almost no political talk on our journey. Having said that it seems almost everyone we have met says the same thing; There is much dissention in their countries and the cost of living since COVID has made it very tough for young people to get out on their own. This includes people from Amsterdam, the UK, Spain, Italy, France, Argentina and Australia.
