What a great day. We leisurely walked 15 miles to try to protect Rick’s feet from getting worse. More on that later. We left at 5:30 not to beat the heat but to beat the newly formed crowd. It worked briefly. About an hour in the hordes started passing us. I’m so happy that early on we had peace and tranquility because that’s gone now.

Rick has walked this section of the camino about five times as he teaches a high school class on the Camino at St Xavier and brings a group every year. He knows this part well.
This morning we came upon a chapel in a village and Rick said that he hoped the man who is normally there was in the chapel. He is blind but with some help stamps credentials. As we sat next to the chapel eating fruit and cookies, guess who walks up? We went in and got stamped holding his hand over the place we wanted the stamp and he stamped. Then he had a Templar stamp and we both got that. His stipulation for the Templar stamp was that we had to date it using only Roman numerals. I remembered mine but he also said them (all in spanish of course). Sorry to say no photos were allowed.

As we proceeded we came to a 4th century BC village ruin off the beaten path. It’s partially excavated to show what this village (actually a defensive castro) looked like.


Not a highlight but worth noting, Rick went to the medico clinic again. He knew the infection was back and needed antibiotics. They took him immediately into an exam room looked at foot and provided the prescription. No charge for the services yet.

The castro sign


See the three walls? 4th century BC
2500-2600 years old
Remnants of individual rooms inside the castro
The entrance had double entry doors or gates for added security

44 miles remain Tomorrow is 16 miles. I should note weather for you. It’s almost chilly. We have our window open and iHave the bedspread on my bare legs. It rained today for about an hour during the walk. I had short sleeve tech shirt, long sleeve tech shirt plus rain coat and was comfortable.