Pilgrims Reappear In El Burgo Ranero.

I woke this morning at 5:30am. It was not a completely restful night. The man in the next cubby of beds was snoring loudly about half the night. Then he settled into a quiet snore. But it was time to go and not to worry about lost sleep. I got dressed, packed my bag, and headed out about 6:45am. There was a beautiful sunrise this morning. 

There was lots of other lovely things to se on the way to Berciano, but the sun was so strong they turned into shadow pictures. 

It's hard to believe, but not one café was open to catch the lif rim breakfast trade. So I walked about 6 miles to Bercianos and had breakfast there about 9am. I bet you can't guess what I had for breakfast. If you guessed tostada with café con leche, you win the prize. 

I have a lot of fond memories of Bercianos from 2013 when I was a hospitalera there. It is a really nice village. It's also where I learned about sweeping and cleaning the sidewalk in front of your house. 

Jennifer walked up while I was eating and so we sat and chatted while she drank her coffee and I ate. She's a vegetarian who does like to eat a lot of carbs (i.e., bread) and doesn't sugar. That makes Spain very challenging. 

There were also some amazing sights walking from Bercianos to El Burgo Ranero

I finished the walk to El Burgo Ranero and was surprised that I was the first to arrive at the Municipal Albergue. I was one of the last to leave the Albergue in Sahagun. I think the faster people went on further. Sahagun to El Burgo Ranero is only 18 km or abou 10 miles. Just too short for some folks. But I'm in no hurry. I'm enjoying my walking and the people I'm meeting. I'm not even sure I will walk to Santiago. I need to go there at some point to pick up my package. 

Barcelona is calling. It's voice it getting stronger. So at some point I may hop a train to Barcelona, or some place else. Or I may hop a train to Santiago and walk to Finisterre or Muxia. This really is following the title of the blog, "Wandering In No Particular Direction. "

While I was sitting having a Coca Cola Zero and waiting, waiting for the Albergue to open, who walks up but the man and the boy who was injured walking into Boadilla. I was so excited to see them. The boy's name is Alejandro and the man is his dad. Apparently, they went to Fromista and rested a day or two and Alejandro was able to continue walking. I really was thrilled. I introduced them to Nadia and her mom. Alejandro and his dad are finishing this year's Camino in Leon. They will do Leon to Santiago next year. Nadia and her mom will be leaving in Leon also.