Half way certificate from Sahagun

After a few grueling days, we decided that today would be easier on us. Our goal was Sahagun – which claims to be the half way point to Santiago. There is a bit of a conflict as to where the Camino actually starts- and whether Sahagun is the halfway point, but we are going with; ‘We made it half way!’ We walked 15 miles.

We met Karen again- we first met her on the bus ride into St Jean, which was our starting point. We have seen her regularly on our walks. Today we were debating on where to have lunch, and picked a restaurant that wasn’t as busy as the others – and there was Karen! We had a good laugh and have decided we are meant to keep in touch!

We went to the Santuario de La Pererina, and got the stamp and certificate for completing the Camino half way.

We spent the afternoon walking around to see the sights in Sahagun. The Arco de San Benito welcomes you into the city. In the ‘Old City’ we saw the 12th century Monastery ‘Torre del Reloj and the (churches) Iglesia de San Tirso and Iglesia de San Lorenzo. Close to our Hostal is the 17th century church, Iglesia de San Juan de Sahagun.

We went to the Plaza Major for dinner, picked a restaurant for a pilgrim dinner and found Bill and Joy there ( the New Zealand couple that sailed around the world). We joined them for dinner and great conversation.

Tomorrow we head to Leon!