Yesterday in Spain we entered Sahagun, crossing the traditional halfway mark of walking the Camino. In the evening we joined other peregrinos (pilgrims) in being blessed by the priest in a relatively modern church which, like most churches here, has an elaborate retablo (structure with statues behind the altar). Before the blessing, peregrinos were invited to select small cards (our choice from 8 languages) so that most could follow the upcoming prayer in their respective mother tongue. This made the experience much more meaningful than hearing the words in (to us) incomprehensible Spanish.
A pre-dawn start gave us a moonlit view of the city and path. And a relaxed Spanish cat seemed unimpressed by our walking achievement of walking 18 km (11 miles).
