Sahagún, Spain

We hiked from coffee bar to coffee bar today. I had four coffees which helped stave off the cold. It was cloudy and windy on the Meseta but no rain. I wrapped my clothes in plastic inside my pack because rain was likely, it just never came. Along the way we met Ursula, who was Dutch and hiking alone, also Tobias. Tobias is a long walker from Germany which means he started his Camino from his front door, hiking through Germany, Switzerland, and France before reaching Spain. He spends every vacation on this long walk to Santiago. Ursula decided to take a couple of months off because her company is in disarray and she’s questioning her direction. She’s a strong hiker and naturalist. We arrived here around 2:30, then found a rustic Adobe hotel. We ate a late lunch in the sun outside of a sweet shop. After a nap, and a walk around town, we had dinner at a restaurant on the plaza. At first it was warm, and all the families were out. The service was slow so by the time we had desert, we had to move inside and most of the families had gone home. Now here we are at our hotel, catching up on the news, email and journaling. We are just happy to be warm.