Day 16 carrion de Los condes

JIM:.  Dragging. Came in last night after two 30 km days and was beat. Plopped on the bed and actually felt teary eyed I was so beat. And beat was the word.l thigh,feet,l shoulder and persistent cough. Dinner was more tranquil than usual. I looked around the room and virtually everyone looked spent. Nevertheless, we still managed our toast with Dan "la Arribas, la bajo,la centro, la dento".

   Great night sleep.i am a new man! I walked with new found energy ahead to secure an albergue. The day started with a coffee and a 30 minute or so walk from town in the darkness, only to watch the sun rise again. We walked along the river through several villages, stopping for breakfast with torte queso(cheesecake). Yes,cheesecake for breakfast! We continued on to our destination. As we walked there were open fields of tilled pasture. Interestingly, mustard color on the right and a dark brown on the left.Not sure why. It reminded me of eastern washington minus the mideaval villages.

  I stopped to light a candle at a small church. I have been thinking a lot about two of my family. The candle lighting is symbolic for the light. It is not necessarily religeous for me. Rather, I am hoping that I can see the light with them and that they can find their light.

   Today is our friend Larcios bday. I managed to find a birthday cake in town(not a small feat). I also managed a reservation for 8 for dinner. We will have lamb as he loves sheep. It should be a fun time.