Day 12 - walking from Grañon to Belorado (20km)

Last night I stayed in a parish albergue. I highly reccommend these because you are welcomed into the house as if it were your own. In this case it was actually the bell tower of the church. Today would be a good day to mention the second commandment for pilgrims and that is that the true camino is travelling you do within yourself. When I got to the albergue I emptied my backpack and hung all my clothes and sleeping bag up on some clothes lines. I think I can liken the emptying of my bag to a conversation I had with the mexican hospitalerio Lalo when he asked me some challenging questions. Later that evening we shared a meal with two other pilgrims one from France and another from Lithuania. The meal was followed by a time of prayer during which we sang a Taize song. Lalo had spent some time with the Taize community in France and in India and I was happy to go through the Taize song book.

The walk today took me accross into the region of Castilla y Leon and into the province of Burgos. I mostly walked along a dirt road next to a highway which has been built over the original camino. Occasionally farmers drove by on their tractors and would wave and often semi-truck drivers would honk and wave. I have yet to wander around Belorado, but I will keep you posted.