The breakfast room at the hotel had an encouraging poster displayed, the first I had seen of its kind.
Pilgrims need not worry. The Civil Guard wants you to know that they protect the camino, and they take care of pilgrims. Good to know. And if they don't there is a statue of the Virgin which will absolutely work.
Today was actually quite traumatic. The walk out of Tabara was straightforward enough but required a wide detour to get over the AVE railway line. It was leaving the town and heading north up over a hill that a dog appeared. It barked a warning and then disappeared. The another dog appeared. They didn't seem that aggressive so I kept on going and they got out of the way. And then saw the rest of the little family.
Abandoned by man, this little family was scraping a living out in the countryside and raising these sweet puppies. A heartbreaking sight - they were not aggressive, just cast aside. Who could do that....
After the hill, with its obligatory red-kite crunching windmills, it was a relatively straightforward walk for the rest of the day. The route crosses the Rio Tera and into the pretty little town of Santa Marta de Tera. There was another frustratingly closed romanesque church but across the little plaza was a rough looking bar which sold cold beers.
After refreshment it was a rather short walk to that night's stop, Carmazana de Tera It was a modern, soulless hotel but served ok food. And did a great hierbas digestif...
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