Day 88- Ciruena to Belorado 29kms
Another great day for walking. Start off past hops growing tall on vines, then sugar beet, green and lush in the ground. All around is grain stubble. A quick few kms brings us to Santo Domingo de la Calzada where there is a legend about a pilgrim coming back from the dead. A rooster & chickens live in a special cage high up in the cathedral. I didn't visit this time but Jean Pierre did and was most disappointed to find no rooster or hens, just an empty cage. At €3 to go in he was not happy. Headed off across the hills, every shade of cream, gold and brown as far as the eye can see. Past the fat opium poppy seed pods, there for the taking. Winding our way through small villages, up and down. Lots off it alongside the busy N120 with trucks rushing by. High cloud & overcast most of the day made it quite humid at times. Were planning to stop after 23km but refuge did not open until 2pm so walked on thru. Changes happening all the way with more commerce and more places to stay. Not very busy pilgrim wise which surprises me somewhat as it is not a hot summer. We passed a pig farm which we could smell but not see then later a flock of sheep moving across the way. Path generally just broad gravel with the occasional bits of bitumen. We have now gravitated into the autonomous region of Castilla y Leon which is one of the largest in Spain and in which we will be until Galicia. Almost 2000 kms done with less than 600 to go. Signage is all over the place. Earlier today we passed a new official market saying 567km to Santiago and then at the end of the day another saying 576km to go?? So I will just keep in counting as best I can each day and total it up as I go.
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