Day 16: Castrojeriz to Villarmentero de Campos: 35 km, 10.5 hours. Total for Days 1-16 = 360 km (224 miles)
Three of us - Tokyo, Italy and Florida, as Italy lovingly named us - walked into the tiny town of Villarmentero de Campos together. Upon seeing the albergue, I immediately knew it was well worth the 10.5 hour walk. We walked past hammocks hanging under shady trees, drums and guitars waiting to be played and a slack line tightly situated between two strong trees. Geese, roosters, cats and dogs welcomed us - some with gentle sniffing, others with uncertain honks and squawks.
It felt like a place I belonged.
After a long, hard nap face down on the comfy sofa in the common area, I devoured the best meal I've had yet, prepared by the hospitaleros for a small group of us. We ate, we drank, we laughed. And afterwards, we sang, a lot, while Pablo (Spain) played guitar.
The more wine, the better we sounded. We sang until we struggled to read the lyrics in Pablo's book, chatting in between demands for more guitar.
We stayed awake far too late talking about the things you only talk about far too late. We started as five and slowly lost one at a time until there were only two left, Pablo and me. After a couple shaky attempts on the slackline and a bit of starry-eyed yoga, I tucked myself into my bunk and enjoyed the best night's sleep I've had yet.
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi – Special to the Times
Kelly Osborne-Rozgonyi, 29, of St. Petersburg, FL., is a teacher at Country Day School in Largo, FL. She is currently in Europe walking the 500-mile Camino De Santiago. She is sending the Times a daily blog post about her solo journey, which is expected to last 33 days, ending on August 4, 2017. You can e-mail Kelly at kellys2017camino@gmail.com, though you might not hear back until after she returns.
Read the post for Day 17 of Kelly's Camino.