Walking The Way

09/25- Today I walked from Rabe de las Calzadas to the town of Hontanas. The landscape has changed to flat plains for the most part.

Walking this morning I can really see the landscape change, as I am now in the Meseta. This is the flatlands or plains of Spain. This will last for about 150km along the Camino. It’s still beautiful, but just very different and makes you focus more on other things than the beauty around you. The sky here is so beautifully blue every day.

Today it’s cold and cloudy with some pretty chilly winds. So I’ve gone from shorts and a T-shirt, to long pants and jacket. I can tell the season is changing, and I expect I’ll be wearing warmer clothes as I continue to walk. My feet and legs feel stronger than ever and I find I can more easily walk longer distances and steep trails.

I’m now walking on trails that were laid over two thousand years ago. Makes me wonder who have walked these paths before me.

My normal morning starts with walking and then finding a place to get a breakfast/coffee later when places open after 9am. Leaving at 6ish, nothing is open usually. So as I entered the town of Hornillos del Camino, it was nice to see a place open to grab some food and coffee.

Heading into the small one building town of San Bol, I took the time to dip my feet in their pool that is supposed to have “healing powers”. It was extremely cold but felt great on my tired feet.

After walking for 7 hours today I could finally see the town of Hontanas in the distance. Hontanas has about 100 population with these beautiful old buildings that date back to midevil times.

My thoughts: I continue to love this journey. I’m meeting so many great people from all over the world, spending time walking across a beautiful country, and spending time to think inwardly as well. Grateful, appreciative, and humbled each and every day.