Well, we did it. After a bit of discussion with a few of our fellow hikers, 5 of us made the decision to jump ahead an extra 17km on top of the 21km we were already planning to hike today. As it turns out, it was pretty good day to take on the extra distance. The trail was the flattest we've encountered on the Camino. We also shipped one of our bags to make the walk as easy as possible.
The last stretch of today's hike was along 17km of ancient Roman road. At one point it was used to take gold from Galicia to Rome. These days, it's little more than a gravel path traversing farmland that stretches as far as the eye can see…and then some. It really does feel endless. At about kilometre 15 I began to feel as if I'd walked into the play "Waiting for Godot. I lost track of how long we'd been walking, where we were walking to and where we had come from. When Calzadilla de la Cueza finally appeared, it almost seemed like a mirage.
Now that we've had a a good meal and settled into our somewhat spartan but cozy albergue, things seem to be getting back to 'normal'. Of course, after hiking almost twice the distance we usually do in a day, there's no getting around feeling more rough around the edges than usual. Time to get the boots off and get into bed!
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