Back on the way....

Spent the night in Castrojeriz.  A small village built on the south side of a hill away from the north winds.  There was said to be a castle on top of hill guarding the entire valley.  The knights who built these castles strategically placed them to view anyone approaching.  The towns people leave bottles of water for the traveling pilgrims.  The shell has not failed me yet.

The view from where I stayed.

Knights everywhere.

                       
The landscape is back!  Walked 12 km! Up a 13percent grade and down an 18 percent grade.  The views were spectacular!  I talked with a gal sporting a Sedona, AZ hat and saw a guy doing the camino on a unicycle? Crossed the bridge where Scheen had his mishap in "The Way"! Right now the town of Itero de la Vega is on siesta and I am watching my laundry dry!  I love the relaxed atmosphere of rural Espana!  Muy buen!

 The bridge to Itero.

Leprechauns at the top.