Walking Day 14

Hornillos Del Camino to Castrojeriz. Distance today 21.2 km. Perfect walking weather and perfect road conditions, dirt and gravel with only a few rocks. I slowed the pace a little and there were no really steep climbs and my feet are thanking me.

The Mesa is flat and a bit boring but it is very different than where we have walked. No towns so far on the Mesa , the towns are down in little valleys where there is water and they are protected from the wind. Some cool streams and lots of groves of Poplar trees. We walked through two little towns this morning and by the ancient monastery and hospice of the Antonine Order founded in France in the 11th century. St. Anthony was a patron St of animals and was usually depicted with a pig at his feet. The Orders sacred symbol was a T shaped cross known as Tau, which symbolizes Devine protection against evil and sickness. This cross is now known as the Pilgrim Cross Cruz del Peregrino. There is a Church or Cathedral in every town and often they are open and we go in for a few mins. They are always a cool sanctuary in the heat of the day. Thick stone walls are amazing.

So just over 200 miles completed and 291.4 to go to Santiago.

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