Another cool crisp morning. Yesterday’s temperature didn’t make it past 13 degrees but the nights temperature wasn’t much lower at 10 degrees. We were only doing 20.4 k today and no rain forecast so it should be an easy day. My thigh was feeling marginally better so, bonus.

We arrived to Hontanas and I immediately wished I had stayed here. The sign coming into town declared that two of the towns albergues had been designed by a man who had completed the walk three times.

Five kilometres later and we came to the ruins of the convent San Anton founded in 1146 under the patronage of King Alfonso VII. They were dedicated to the care of pilgrims. Since 2002 once again there is a pilgrims albergue operating here. There is no electricity, no hot water and no wifi. A great place to truly get the feeling of the Camino from not so long ago.

With 10 kilometres to go the wind was crisp and blustery, then with 5 k still to go a strong cold wind. It was meant to reach 19 degrees but I don’t think it quite made it. Maybe out of the wind but the wind was vicious. Mostly it was a side wind and for a couple of kilometres a tail wind. Even in town there was no respite. It swirled around corners and chased us everywhere we went.

Castrojeriz with the ruins of a castle on top of the hill. The castle believed to have been originally Roman then Visigoth completed with medieval walls. It has an enthralling history of murder, captivity and betrayal.

It has been Drug Free Dave today. For the first time since blister no.1 arrived there was no Panadol breakfast.