Keith’s trek today led him to the “municipality” of Carrión de los Condes. I’m sure there’s some sort of official definition that helps them decide whether it’s a village, a town, a city, or a municipality, but I have yet to figure out the system so far. The place he’s staying at reminds him of “staying at somebody’s grandparent’s house,” but he said that he couldn’t ask for a better view. He’s on the 2nd floor and his room has a balcony that looks straight over into the Church of Santa María de las Victorias. Also, in his room is a unique shower with a triple panel door and he reports that the brand name is “Original DuschoLux.”

Today he stopped in a place called Villalazar de Sirga for breakfast and talked to the German lady he’d visited with during lunch the day before. He didn’t bump into a lot of people on the trail today, but he did chat with a guy from Tucson, AZ who asked if they were both wearing the same shoes. It turns out they were except they were originally different color schemes, but as Keith described it they were now “Camino brown.”

Some good news that he shared was, “I barely noticed I had the pack on for part of the day.” He also said that the day was a little chilly so he finally had a chance to take advantage of his ear warmer and figured out that wearing the rain jacket was the best way to deflect some of the wind. The wind has been so relentless that he’s been blowing his nose non-stop and going through Kleenex pretty steadily. Fortunately, there was a supermercado in town where he could stock up on some more along with a few other trail necessities. While at the store he noticed a brand of bread called, “Bimbo.” I don’t even know where to go with that.

Speaking of food–today’s trio of pictures have a tasty treats theme: