{"id":870,"date":"2015-05-16T08:50:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T22:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robscamino.com\/?p=870"},"modified":"2018-04-17T09:50:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T23:50:14","slug":"16th-of-may-the-hill-walking-from-castrojeriz-to-fromista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2015\/16th-of-may-the-hill-walking-from-castrojeriz-to-fromista\/","title":{"rendered":"16th of May &#8211; The Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Walking from Castrojeriz to Fromista<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-870-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16th-of-May-The-Hill.wav?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16th-of-May-The-Hill.wav\">https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16th-of-May-The-Hill.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finding the first coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been walking for about 2 and a half hours now, on the stretch from <a href=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2015\/16th-of-may-to-fromista\/\" target=\"_blank\">Castrojeriz to Fromista.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The walk was quite interesting in the early stages with a big hill to climb out of <strong><em>Castrojeriz <\/em><\/strong>and views across the open <strong><em>Meseta<\/em><\/strong> with quite a cool wind blowing.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re now down near a thousand year old bridge as you can see on the video.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Roman Bridge<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OcyoAhzJ6NE?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m just walking through some pasture land to hopefully find a coffee stop in about 20 or 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m well settled into the routine of the <strong><em>Camino<\/em><\/strong> now, I\u2019m just enjoying the journey.<\/p>\n<p>Today is quite a long stretch, for me, of 26 kilometers. So I\u2019m making sure that I\u2019m looking after my feet properly and going fast enough so that I\u2019ll get there in a reasonable time, but not too fast or I\u2019m going to damage my feet.<\/p>\n<p>No particular deep thoughts today.<\/p>\n<p>Just enjoying the peace of the country side the sound of the wind in the trees, the bird calls and the occasional sights of another pilgrim in the\u00a0 distance. A very peaceful day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1744\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Castrojeriz-to-Fromista.jpg\" alt=\"Walking from Castrojeriz to Fromista\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Castrojeriz-to-Fromista.jpg 800w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2015\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Castrojeriz-to-Fromista-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boots Outside<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I stopped at <em><strong>Boadilla del Camino.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>With only 6 kilometers to go my feet are starting to feel a bit sore, so I think it\u2019s time for a final coffee stop and some ice for my heels, before pushing on to <em><strong>Fromista<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As I walk through the village\u00a0a beautiful little church calls me off to the left. I circled the church but unfortunately it was closed. Fifty or sixty percent are open, so \u00a0I always like to check.<\/p>\n<p>I wandered on through the village, a sleepy place as always, looking for a nice coffee spot.<\/p>\n<p>I found an Albergue that had a terrace where I could sit and ice my feet.<\/p>\n<p>As I walked into the back garden where the terrace was situated and came to the main door of the <em><strong>Albergue<\/strong><\/em> the owner was standing looking at me.<\/p>\n<p>She took one look at my face and then looked at my boots. With a disapproving look.\u00a0 I was very dusty.<\/p>\n<p>On the wall next to her was the sign <em>Leave boots here, thank you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But I think my boots passed her approval as they were not too muddy and I was allowed to walk inside to order a coffee and ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sitting here now with my heels on ice having an ice cream and coffee and I\u2019m now feeling much more able to cope with the final 6 kilometers into <em><strong>Formista<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>While I\u2019m here I\u2019m chatting with a guy from <em><strong>Sweden<\/strong><\/em> and one from <em><strong>Slovakia<\/strong><\/em> they have both just been sent outside to leave their boots outside :).<\/p>\n<p>If I was looking for an <em>albergue<\/em> in this town I\u2019m not sure that these people would be the friendliest host!<\/p>\n<p>Time to move on and hopefully I can find a <em>paella<\/em> and a glass of red wine when I get to Formista.<\/p>\n<p>Although as I won\u2019t get there until 3:30 or 4:00 o\u2019clock everything could be shut!<\/p>\n<p>Before leaving the a<em>lbergue, <\/em>I decided to change my socks for a dry pair, and replace the Vaseline and sheep\u2019s wool on my feet. Before putting my boots back on, I ventured inside to use the bathroom not daring to do so wearing my boots.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the dining area was already neatly laid out for dinner some 6 hours before dinner is\u00a0likely to be served, neat place mats, glasses all lined up and bottles of wine at the ready. Whilst the owner&#8217;s husband was fussing around straightening chairs and putting things back in their place that passing pilgrims had dared to use.<\/p>\n<p>It seems like one of those homes you visit for afternoon tea where you don\u2019t put anything out of place!<\/p>\n<p>Time to move on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been walking for about 2 and a half hours now, on the stretch from Castrojeriz to Fromista. The walk was quite interesting in the early stages with a big hill to climb out of Castrojeriz and views across the open Meseta with quite a cool wind blowing. 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