Day 15: Boadilla de Camino to Carrion de Los Condes (James)

Day 15: Boadilla de Camino to Carrion de Los Condes
16.4 Miles
Total: 232.2 Miles

It seems as though Auna caught the same bug as Bree.  While Bree managed to keep the pain in her shin from halting her in her tracks, we now had the same task with Auna.  It's tough to deal with shin splints.  Ask any distance runner.  The problem is that the rest of the body feels great and wants to move, but the legs just simply won't cooperate.  

Although she didn't want to, we insisted she walk without her pack today.  The Camino continued along the flat Meseta, periodically passing through villages about every three miles or so.  We have been quite lucky with the weather out here.  Apparently it can get quite hot out here and there is no shade.  It even rained a bit this morning.  

The plan was to keep Auna's shins from seizing up and give her body a chance to recover.  If that meant we only traveled three miles today, so be it.  Deija and Bree bounced ahead of Auna and I as we simply walked and paid close attention to how things were feeling.  A gorgeous sunrise guided us to ur first stop, Fromista.  A quick appraisal of our situation and Auna's legs gave us the confidence to go another three miles to the next town.  Once again, things seemed ok and we made for the next town.  This lasted all day and we eventually made it to Carrion de Los Condes, our original destination for the day before Auna's legs started to hurt.  On top of that, we kept her legs from getting too bad and we remained in good spirits throughout.

We are currently staying at a place called Espirtu Santo.  It is an albergue run by nuns and it is quite nice.  No bunk beds, which is a welcome change.  We were able to get some ice on Auna's shins, and she is already feeling a lot better.  Tomorrow we hope to stay in Moratinos, a small village where a woman who helped fund Auna and Deija's backpacks runs an albergue.  We hope to say thank you in person.

Tomorrow is also significant in that we will officially be halfway done.  Sorry we have been late on our blog posts.  Free wi-fi is tough to find in a lot of these villages.  Even the bigger cities require a bit of searching.  

Buen Camino 

James