Day 17 - Carrion de Los Condes to Moratinos

So we leave behind the amazing Monisterio (which I found out has EU funding for the church and remaining areas of the Monastery to be refurbished).

The meal in the restaurant was fabulous, Tony had Ox cheeks cos they run out of bulls noses.

Our Camino today is long straight and flat, to take us to Moratinos a bash of 33km.


Well, we are half way now to Santiago, 17 days done, 16 to go and just another 390km to go.















We have passed this couple on several occasions and seen them in the Hostels we have stayed in.

She is partially sighted and has difficulty in steadying herself, so her husband holds her hand ALL the way.

They started at St Jean and are going to Santiago.

Now that's what I call a true pilgrimage.




As I said, long, straight and flat.

You can see the snow capped mountains in the distance.

We are walking parallel to them thank goodness.

We pass through Terradillos de Templarios, a small scruffy town with not a lot else other than the church with the storks nest on the bell tower. The town was formerly a stronghold of the Knights Templar; nothing, on a physical level, remains of this noble order but the spirit lives on in the place name.

We arrive in Moratinos very tired and ready for a shower, meal and bed.

Our Hostel is new and run by a very nice German lady (well, they had to have one).

Our destination for tomorrow is El Burgo Ranero, 24km via rough dirt tracks across remote bush country. Should be more interesting than today.