Walking Through the Meseta

Last night was an unexpected surprise as I stayed at a small hotel, really a bed and breakfast which was delightful. The owner is a pediatrician and real estate agent who took responsibility of this property after some dear friends passed away. She renovated the property and decorated. She is only open during the high season of the Camino (May and September) and lives in Barcelona. She is receptionist, custodian, bar tender, cook, night watch, and host. Running a place on the Camino in a town of 800 is difficult. The name of the place is Emebed Posad in Castrojeriz and you look at more pictures on Booking.com.

In Reception, love the colorsThe appetizer- black sausage, I likeThe dinning roomDinning Room 2View out the window during dinnerThe day got started with an uphill hike, followed by downhill onto the Meseta. If it had been hot it would be a very long walk. The Meseta reminds me of the plains of eastern CA - miles and miles of fields. In this part of Spain, barley, wheat, alfalfa, and peas are what I have seen.There was a small boat on a canal offering rides to pilgrims to the next town for 5€. Decided not to take the ride.At this part of the Camino, you are meeting brand new people as well as old. I have a dinner schedule with a Camino friend in Leon on May 13, because they are a day ahead and doing a lay over day. I was walking a couple today and met another couple I knew and said, “These are my Puerto Rico friends, meet my Danish friends. I am the Californian in the middle.” Having said this I spent some of today plodding along by myself. I listened to some music I had downloaded on the phone. It feels like the Camino, people to walk with, or you can walk alone-everyone plodding toward Santiago in hopes of finding an answer, a comfort, meeting a challenge, or fulfilling a promise. Buen Camino

A closing picture, breakfast this morning

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