11/06/2024
Day 2
Camino Frances Day 1 walking
Samos to Sarria
10 miles
Today is the first day of my 6 days of walking 150 km to Santiago from Samos Spain. This is not a typical starting point as most that do the shorter trek will start in Sarria. The train easily takes you there from Madrid and it also gives you the mileage needed to achieve your Compostela (certificate). My schedule allowed me to add in the extra miles and have an extra bit of a challenge! And - while doesn’t love a bit of “extraness” 😊
The morning started out with a fantastic breakfast with other pilgrims at CasaLicerio. Noira’s breakfast was a combination of ham, cheese, eggs, fresh tomato, yogurt, toast, jams, teas and coffees.
There were 3 other pilgrims at our table. A couple from Michigan, who had started in the Pyrenees with Heather. And a guy who arrived same day as me from California and was starting in a couple of days. Side note - I found this interesting that he had met the owner of our B&B in and online class for alternative medicine. I could have spent hours chatting about German medicine and functional medicine but I had to get on the trail.
For those wondering - the accommodations in Samos was a B&B. Along the Camino these are known as a rural house or CR “Casa Rural”. So, generally it is an older house with multiple bedrooms. The owner lives on site and will generally provide you with either a dinner and/or breakfast. Generally you pay extra for the meal. This breakfast was 7 euros 😳
We headed out a little bit later this day around 9 am since we were only walking 10 miles and bc i needed a bit of sleep.
This walk was pretty easy. Not too many hills. The weather started out a bit chilly - high 40s but soon warmed up. Once we reached Sarria the temperatures were in the 70s. There were a few small towns that we walked through. A few old churches that were abandoned. Neat to see inside as the altars were still there.
Side note: I am writing a lot of these posts - post Camino as it was hard to keep up with walking, resting, eating, vino-ing and taking it all in 🇪🇸🍷🥾
