Today would be our first full day in Meseta. Our goal, 21km. Only one village 10 km away where we would replenish water and food and settle at the next village for the night, another 10 km away.
We began early again to avoid the heat of the afternoon sun. We left at 6:20 I’m the morning in the dark with quite a few other pilgrims.
Sitara and I took the lead and the whole team Camino covered 10 km in less than 3 hours.
It is interesting to begin to see simple beauty all around you while the vast expanse stays stationary.
We reached the village of Hontanas around 9:15 and enjoyed a nice breakfast of eggs, croissants, chocolate croissants, fresh orange juice and coffee.
After over an hour break we decided to move on. The sun was already blazing at 10:30 and you could see the lines of pilgrims in the open vista, driven by invisible force towards Santiago.
Along the way we ran into a 14th century ruins of a convent which was converted to an alberge.
Few blocks after the San Anton Convent we were able to see the highlight of Castrojeriz, our destination for today.
We are settled in a casa rural for tonight in a private room with our own bathroom. Everybody is resting after a nice lunch. It is one of the hottest day of the season according to our host. We have bought our grocery for tonight’s dinner and will enjoy our sandwich in the patio if it cools down.
Camino Mystic 
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