I didn’t post the last few days because, quite frankly, the Meseta is rather boring. it’s endless days of walking along the path, punctuated by little tiny villages. Sometimes the path goes through fields, and sometimes it goes along “sendas”, which is a pedestrian byway that goes right alongside a major highway. Either way, it can sometimes be be five or six hours of literally walking in a straight line.
The last five days have been a push into the next major city on the Camino, which is León. I love León, and I spent a week here two years ago when I was recovering from tendinitis. There’s lots to see, starting with the cathedral, and all of the wonderful tapas bars in city center.
While I don’t have tendinitis this time around thankfully, I started experiencing some shin splints yesterday. The pain is not terrible, maybe a five out of 10 so my scheduled rest day tomorrow seems particularly well timed. I’ll see how I feel on Friday morning and hopefully be able to continue on without delay.
One major change that I noticed in León is that there is a major construction in the plaza around the cathedral. So, it doesn’t quite look the same or sound the same, but it’s still invokes very happy memories.
On the stretch out of Carrión de los Condes, it’s the  longest stretch on the Camino without any villages, 17 km, or just over 10 miles. Fortunately, there are a couple of food trucks positioned about halfway through.This is the Meseta in a nutshell. Nothing at all to distract one from the thoughts in one’s head.This lovely little place in Terradillos de Los Templarios wasn’t officially open when I stopped in, but they made a special point of making a sandwich for me and giving me a cold bottle of water nonetheless. The city of Sahagún way in the distance. A hermitage outside of SahagúnThe official halfway point of the Camino!!Bars all over the city of Sahagun looked exactly like this on Sunday night for the World Cup finals. 40 to 50 people gathered around a TV to watch the game. It was difficult sleeping that night with all the fireworks being set off! Vamos España!! This little kitty tried convincing me that he had had nothing to eat the entire day. The town of El Burgo RaneroThis is a “senda”. A gravel or dirt path that runs right alongside a major highway. This one goes for many dozens of miles in a perfectly straight line.Arrived in the city of León. The plaza around the cathedral is under construction right now.And the most definite non-highlight of my trip so far, was the bird that decided to poop on my lunch and on me today!!  The hazards of outdoor cafés.
A Wisconsin Girl Takes a Walk 
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