My Camino Journey

Going down sucks!!!

This morning I started in Castrojeriz and the first bit was nice and easy until I reached Alto Motelares which goes up about 250 meters in less then a kilometer.  As I was going up slowly I was thinking it was the never ending ascent.  Finally I reached the top of the mesa and had a bit of breakfast from some food I had brought.  Then there was a short walk across the top.  This is where it got hellish as I saw this sign.

This hill killed me! Horrible! Nasty mean hill! I had to walk at a snails pace all the way down.  Never have I been more thankful to have two walking sticks.  I don’t think I could have done it with just my cane. I literally had to take it a half step at a time while planting both sticks firmly before taking each step.  Needless to say it took me about three times as long to walk a lesser distance.
Once I arrived it was nice because just as I entered the town I found a hostel with full services.  I payed an extra 2€ for a room that didn’t have bunk beds.  Score!  About the same as a cup of coffee.  Even better it had an awesome shower.  Then to top everything off I only have one roommate.  The little bonuses after a hard day.
Also I ran into a Camino friend that I hadn’t seen for a few days which is always nice since for the most part people end up going faster then me.