Today, Bro. William travels from Carrion to Terradillos. A journey with a distance of nearly 27 kms or almost 17 miles. The journey takes us first across the rio Carrion, then onto the villages of San Zollo and Calzada Romana, then to Cruce, Caldadilla de la Cueza past Santa Maria de las Tiendas, through Ledigos and finally, Terradillos de Templarios

It is a steadily uphill climb and we pass through a flat and somewhat featureless landscape with little or no shade. 70% is on natural paths, some of which forms the old paved Roman road known as the Via Trajana that connected France with Astorga.

The few drinking fonts between the villages might be dry so we make sure our water flasks are full and we either have breakfast before we leave or bring something to eat with us as there are no facilities on the first stretch to Calzadilla.

After the relative luxury of Carrion where Bro. William started the day, here in Terradillos de los Templarios we experience the simplicity of this humble village, thankfully bypassed by the N-120 and the modern world.

Formerly a stronghold of the Knights Templar, nothing, on a physical level, remains of this noble Order but its spirit lives on in the place name and that of the stream arroyo de Templnrios that separates it from the next village which, like Villalcazar de Sirga, also had historical links with the Templars. Jacques de Molay was the last Grand master of the Order.

The simple red brick parish church is dedicated to San Pedro and houses an unusual 13th century crucifix. Terradillos de los Templarios is the halfway point between Bro. Willaims' start of the Camino de Santiago journey at St. Jean de Pied de Port and the final leg at Santiago de Compostela.

There are now 396.1 kilometres to our destination, St. James of the Field of the Stars.