Day 21 Terradillos de los Templarios to Bersiano Real Camino (Apr 8)

Had an okay dinner at the albergue. We stopped in at the Peaceable Kingdom in Moratinos and met Rebekah´s husband, Pat. We were walking down the street and saw a man walking a couple of greyhounds and so we took a chance and sure enough it was Pat. What a treat to meet him and all the various animals they have taken in. He was good enough to offer us coffee and biscuits and we chatted for about an hour and were only sorry that Rebekah was not there. We left the PK and stopped at the Langanares albergue in San Nicolas del Real Camino for another coffee. The albergue seemed very nice with a pleasant outdoor area. Left there and made it to Sahagun. We have a really big meal there and another lesson was learned - don´t eat a big meal (and drink a bottle of wine) with another 6 miles to go. We ran into Becky who we hadn´t seen since Burgos and walked a way with her. She had been walking 10 km more than us already that day so we went on ahead. The walk from Sahagun was not great - lots of construction going on. The hostel at the beginning of he town had single rooms-some with bathtubs we later found out from Becky costing around 25 euros. We continued on to the parochial albergue since we were interested in a communal meal a service. We arrived late and there were already many familiar faces there. We were so tired, that we just didn´t feel like showering or washing clothes. I had bought a small bottle of shampoo (luxury item) earlier in the day, but will have to wait another day to use it. Supper was a leak and potato soup and lentils with rice. Everyone helped with either cooking or cleaning up. After supper the hospitalero from Belgium invited whoever was interested to a service. Not a religious service, but certainly spiritual. She lit candles and asked us to share any thoughts with the group. Afterward, the German contingent sang a hymn and it was really quite moving. I slept with earplugs in for the first time and it helped me quite a bit. I slept well, but during the night Cullen got up 3 or 4 times with a bad tummy. waaaaahh!