Camino 2013 - Day 13 - 6 December 2013

The day started with an exchange of small gifts between Lilli, Kristina and me for St Nicholas day. The morning was very cold with a biting bitter wind. Immediately on leaving Castrojeriz we hit a big steep climb of 12 degrees continuous over 1km with a downhill gradient of 18 degrees, an awful way to start the day. First and only stop was at Itero de la Vega for coffee. Along the way the police stopped us to check everything OK because the road is so remote. After walking 25km without seeing almost no one and living on chocolate and nuts we arrived in Fromista to find everything locked for a holiday. Dinner was a frozen pizza in the bar. The albergue was closed and was opened for us. Tonight there are 8 pilgrims. Along the way we met an Italian pilgrim whose heel blister was so bad that he had blood coming through his shoe, there are also more crosses along the route then previously.