Have you ever watched the NFL combine preparation, where the athletes try to run against large elastic bands that keep them essentially in place, despite their efforts to move forward. Sprinkle in about 40 minutes of rain – and THAT WAS OUR ENTIRE DAY! I am not sure that I have ever walked more than a block in such extreme conditions, but to trek 14+ miles AGAINST winds that were consistently 25 to 30 miles per hour, and occasional gusts that had to be 50 mph was, to say the least, extremely difficult. It may also explain why you won’t have a plethora of beautiful pics following this recap. We left Calzadilla de la Casa about eight this morning under threatening skies, fully prepared for rain. What we could not have been prepared for was the wind. While the ambient temperature hovered in the 50s, the wind chill was often very cold. The day was broken up by three small towns over the course of the first 10 miles. We finished the day in Sahagun, a town of about 2,800 people, and I think we would universally agree that this was one of the more difficult days we have had. Good thing we are in ‘pilgrim’s shape’ after 20 days on the road!
A lifetime experience