Day 10, Terradillos de los Templarios to Calzadilla de los Hermanillos
Today walked: 27 km
Walked total: 266
Today we started out from Terradillos and planned to meet all of our pilgrim friends in Bercianos. We walked along the road and stayed together until the last 10 km. I wanted to keep walking and take a nap in Bercianos, the longer, the better. We noticed a message written in chalk on the road: "BERCIANOS 5km" and an arrow pointing in the direction we were walking. 'Perfect!' we thought. Almost there. Then we walked. And walked. And there was nothing on the road. Just dirt and farms everywhere. Not another pilgrim in sight. We didn't see any markers or yellow arrows directing out way for a while. I wondered if we were walking the right way. Soon we saw more seashells, the symbol of the Camino. But we felt we had walked more than 5 km and we still didn't see a city ahead. But we had no other choice to keep walking. Finally, like a mirage, we saw the rooftops of homes in the town ahead. We continued to walk and finally we were able to see the sign of the town name. "Calzadilla de los Hermanillos" the sign read. Not Bercianos. I looked at my friend and we both said, "Where the heck are we?!" We find the first bench and find our destination on the map. Alternate route. Somehow we missed a turn somewhere. So we walked 3 more km than we needed to. If we hadn't planned to meet our friends in Bercianos we would have stayed there, but we planned a night walk that night and wanted to get back. Our only option was to take a taxi to Bercianos.
After a quick taxi ride I was able to take an hour nap before dinner. We had dinner, watched the sunset together and started packing for a night of walking.
Today walked: 27 km
Walked total: 266
Today we started out from Terradillos and planned to meet all of our pilgrim friends in Bercianos. We walked along the road and stayed together until the last 10 km. I wanted to keep walking and take a nap in Bercianos, the longer, the better. We noticed a message written in chalk on the road: "BERCIANOS 5km" and an arrow pointing in the direction we were walking. 'Perfect!' we thought. Almost there. Then we walked. And walked. And there was nothing on the road. Just dirt and farms everywhere. Not another pilgrim in sight. We didn't see any markers or yellow arrows directing out way for a while. I wondered if we were walking the right way. Soon we saw more seashells, the symbol of the Camino. But we felt we had walked more than 5 km and we still didn't see a city ahead. But we had no other choice to keep walking. Finally, like a mirage, we saw the rooftops of homes in the town ahead. We continued to walk and finally we were able to see the sign of the town name. "Calzadilla de los Hermanillos" the sign read. Not Bercianos. I looked at my friend and we both said, "Where the heck are we?!" We find the first bench and find our destination on the map. Alternate route. Somehow we missed a turn somewhere. So we walked 3 more km than we needed to. If we hadn't planned to meet our friends in Bercianos we would have stayed there, but we planned a night walk that night and wanted to get back. Our only option was to take a taxi to Bercianos.
After a quick taxi ride I was able to take an hour nap before dinner. We had dinner, watched the sunset together and started packing for a night of walking.
No comments:
Post a Comment