The Halfway Point

I’ll start the day’s story by offering a praise in Spanish for anyone that doesn't like their eggs prepared with runny yolks. ¿Puedo obtener mis huevos con yemas duras?

Breakfast was eggs (as described) with some ham, toast, orange juice, and a café con leche. I've eaten way more pork in the last two weeks than I have in the last decade. But, this is what there is to eat, and when in Spain … pork is on the menu. I'm certain there is guidance on how to travel the Camino as a vegetarian. It doesn't seem like it would be easy.

The most notable thing about today is that we are officially halfway through the journey.  We have almost exactly as many miles behind us as we have in front of us.

It was a full day on the Meseta: Flat, straight, and absolutely no civilization between the starting point and the end of the segment. Thankfully, the weather cooperated once again. The threat of rain rapidly disappeared and the temperature hovered around 50 degrees all day.

As Joseph from Belgium said, if you got lost today you were in big trouble. For the next four days we simply put our shadow in front of us in the morning and follow it almost due West. 

The absence of any real significant scenery has its own allure.  With miles and miles of yellow flowering canola, walking down the trail was reminiscent of the poppy scene in the Wizard of Oz. The absence of buildings and trees created their own challenge when it came time to find a private space for a private moment, as Spence demonstrates.

Lunch and dinner are both at the hostel. There are very few options in this tiny village. Our waiter presented a complex system for selecting dinner, complete with animal sounds.

Angela’s daughter Caroline is recovering from a tendon issue in her ankle. She plans on starting to walk again in two days. 

I'm writing this while sitting in the lobby.  The temperature has dropped and the only heater that is operating is right beside me.  It seems the heat comes on for a few hours each evening and then automatically cuts off before morning.  All part of the Camino experience.