Camino Day 26 August 17 Boadilla del Camino to Carrion de Los Condes 19.1 miles Total to date 258.3

I'm half way there!!!! I'm in Carrion de Los Condes which is a little past the half way mark. I'm so excited. I walked 16.9 miles that count toward the Camino, but another 2 miles tryin to find the river route. I'm saving up my "extra miles" that I walk because I got lost or walked a mile in the wrong direction trying to find a route, so I can justify taking a bus from one town to the next if I need one.

The trek today was pretty dreary, all of it was on a gravel path by the side of the road. But it was good go my knee because it was fairly level. I ran into Eva at one of the rest stops and we chatted. I don't think I'll see her again because she wasn't going this far today, but you never know. I also chatted with three young Germans at my second rest stop. They were fun.

On the way into this town I saw advertisements along the Camino as sort of a sporting goods store for things peregrinos need and it is in this town. I went and replaced my head lamp so now I can leave earlier in the morning. I end up waking u at five because other people are up and rustling around and it wakes me up. Once I'm up I can't go back to sleep so now I can just get ready and go. I brought one of these with, but it got stolen early on, like at my third stop.

I also need to replace my yoga pants that I wear on cool nights if there are no blankets in the Albergue, because I sent my sleeping bag home. The ones I had were perfect. I could just kick myself. If I had had a head lamp, they wouldn't have gotten left. I was packing in the dark and I just missed them. This tore didn't have what I wanted and they were very expensive. I wish I had my LuLu Wonder Unders. They would be perfect.

I got in a little late today and I was worried about getting a bed. The first Albergue I went to was full, but the directed me to another that had a bed. I'm in a Convent. Try to picture how that happens :) only by the Grace of a very loving God and the Program. The woman I was would not be here, on so many different levels. Anyway it's run by nuns and part of it is also a school which they use to add beds to the Albergue in the summer. So, I'm sleeping in a class room. I even have a regular twin bed, no bunk bed.

So I got here and did the usual. Before enlightenment take a shower, wash the clothes, and shop for food. After enlightenment ( I really don't know from my own experience, but I understand) take a shower, wash the clothes, and shop for food.