Day 23: Sahagun

Today’s walk was short, so Bjorn and I stayed together the whole time. We had coffee and I had some pastries in the albergue. Then we found a bar and had more coffee and tortilla patata (such good stuff, I’ll have to make some for the people at home) then walked to San Nicholas de Real Camino, where we stopped again.

On the way, we saw this.

Bjorn also pointed out the knitted art. It is done by the people of the city, who add to it as they choose.

In San Nicholas we met Dalilah and Davide, who are traveling together now. Davide is from the Moscato region of Italy. I think he is much better for Dalilah than Giorgio.

Anyway, I sat on the patio, admiring the iron scrollwork and listening to the wind in the cottonwood trees, drinking a Coke Zero and talking about…s$&t. Not shooting the s$&t or talking s$&t, but talking ABOUT s)&t. Just the conversation for a garden in Spain.

Dalilah and Bjorn met Juan, whom they had met before they met me, and who asked about Giorgio. They could only say, “He left.”

I lost Bjorn between San Nicholas and Sahagun. I had to make a quick trip into the bushes, and he walked on. Then I took a look at this church.

This was the floor.

I plan to call this number tomorrow, or rather have the priests call it. Or maybe I will get Dalilah to do it.

Of course I got lost on the way to our albergue. When is there a major city in Spain where I do NOT get lost? But I found my way eventually to the Monasterio de Santa Cruz. Yes, we are staying in a monastery. Here are the ruins of the old one.

Here is the new one.

Here is where you can get an official certificate of halfway completion.

You pay to enter the museum and give them your credencial. After you see the exhibits you get this.