Day 13 Lebrija - Cabezas de San Juan

An early morning start today at 0530hrs to avoid the midday sun. It was quite dark when we set out lit up again like Christmas trees. The head lamps work very well save that it attracts the mosquitoes for miles around! The other disadvantage of travelling in the dark is that you tend to miss the yellow arrow waymarks of the Camino. We managed to do just that and when we realised it we had to backtrack for about 30 minutes adding an extra hour to our trek.  I have included a photo of one of the arrows just to show you how difficult these can be to spot!

Practically the whole way today was along a dirt/gravel track which deteriorated quite badly when we arrived in the vicinity of our destination.  About five or six miles were along an irrigation canal.



When we arrived the chirch where we wanted our "credencial stamped was closed.  As we pondered what to do a chap came along and insisted on taking us to the priest's house where we got our credencial signed and stamped.  The same chap then directed us to a hostal which turned out to be apartment suites where we got a special "Camino" price of 20 euros per head!  So for the first time in a long time I am actually writing this in an air-conditioned living room, complete with its own kitchennette.  Lap of luxury indeed!

Tomorrow we have a very long day with no chance of stopping anywhere in between.  Ana Maria's blister has stopped bleeding and antiseptic cream will make sure it heals properly.  Following advice from my good friend, Edward, who has run more marathons than I have had hot dinners, I am now using vaseline.  Today at least it seems to have worked.

This afternoon we marched into Cabezas to the tune of " It's a long way to Santiago, it's a long, long way to go,................"