Day 2 (8 miles) was another glorious, cloud-free day of brilliant blue skies. It started off cool in the morning as we left Calzadillo de la Cueda, but unlike the day before, there was no breeze and by 10:00am it was getting really warm. The eight miles into Moratinos would normally have taken about 2-1/2 hours, but with the slower pace we have been walking due to Jeanette's tendonitis, it took us almost four hours.
When we reached the oasis known as the Peaceable Kingdom, Rebekah and Paddy were off on errand to Palencia, the regional capitol, but we were greeted by James, friend who was staying with them. The three of us sat in the shaded patio and enjoyed a light lunch of bread, cheese, sliced tomatoes, and a cold cerveza. Then it was time for a shower and nap.
Rebekah and Paddy arrived just as we were waking from our nap, and we spent the rest of the afternoon getting acquainted with them. Rebekah then prepared a delicious dinner consisting of a Lebanese brown rice and lentil concoction accompanied by Spanish sausage and vino tinto.
In the morning (this morning), we decided to pull the plug on this portion of our journey. Not only does Jeanette need to get off her foot, I've realized that my "need" to complete every kilometer of the Camino Frances is not as strong as I thought. We've now seen the best of the meseta, from Burgos to Sahagun, and rest of the 50 km or so into Leon is just more of same. So after breakfast, James drove us the short six miles into Sahagun where we bought tickets on the afternoon train to Madrid. Tomorrow we'll fly to Lisbon, and if we can change our flight, we'll come home a few days early. Otherwise, we'll hang around Lisbon and return on the 1st as originally scheduled.
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