Day 21: Carrion

Slow day to start 'cause it was raining! The hospitality shown by the owners of the Casa Rural was so warm and caring! When I told them my leg muscles were sore, she insisted I have sugar and warm water - no Gaterade here!

The walk began in the light rain taking an alternative route by the canal. The the rain became harder and the mud started sticking to the bottom of my boots... In spite of the discomfort, I was still thrilled to be out on the rain in Spain ..... (couldn't resist)

We finally found an open bar full of pelegrinos in a little village just before Carrion, Vollalcazar - the elderly New Yorkers who are doing the Camino one week at a time and the wonderful French priest, 83, who is walking with his cousin from Vancouver, the talkative former civil servant in Mulroney's PMO. The town has a splendid church, a renowned restaurant in a beautifully converted old building. Some towns just immediately have an aesthetic feel that makes you want to linger!

Sending Camino blessings!