*For walkers, riders, drivers, bikers, skateboarders, and others; it's the attitude, not the method of locomotion
June 25, 2016: Puerta de Sahagun to El Burgo Ranero
On the way out of Sahagun, we passed by this statue, which commemorates the 500th anniversary of Padre Bernardino.Medieval gates still stand in Sahagun, welcoming or saying goodbye to visitors.James with the traditional eight-foot staff with attached gourds (for carrying water).In contrast to our American utilitarian, severely cost-conscious focus, the Spanish seem to put a value on beauty and history, too. Even the manhole covers proclaim the proud heritage of the Camino.I just love these old stone bridges.Another hermitage, this one larger than others we have seen.The hermitage was that of Nuestra Senora de Perales.For the first time in Spain, on this stretch I see those huge wheeled irrigation machines that one sees in dry parts of the USA.And the dirt has turned quite red. Reminds me of driving through southern Alabama.We haven’t decided yet if we will go to the “end of the flat world” (i.e., Finisterre) beyond Santiago de Compostela, but the graffiti artist clearly has.
The Half-Fast Camino Walking* Club 