The main route today was a well prepared pilgrims path alongside the straight road to Carrión. Fortunately there was an alternative path which was well off the road and in part followed a large stream.
Our route had a profusion of wild flowers and shrubs. It was good to see tamarix almost in full flower. Even the thistles looked splendid and were almost two metres high in places.
The way underfoot was quite muddy at times but we are used to that with our winter training walks.
We’ve seen stork nests on many of the church towers. Sometimes three or four nests on one tower. The top of a granary construction is a curious alternative. It is splendid to see the storks flying around.
At Villalcázar de Sirga there is a lovely Templar church from the 13th century. There are several royal family tombs still with their polychrome decoration.
This seems a remote area for a royal church but we were reminded yesterday of how central the Camino was to Christian Spain at this period.
We had to rejoin the main road for a 5 km trudge up a gentle slope before Carrión appeared in the distance. We walked slightly shorter today at 20 km.
Carrión itself is a pleasant town with large churches and the remains of a city wall. We enjoyed a beer in the town plaza with fellow pilgrims we’ve met on the way.
Julian and Beryl's camino 