"Today there’re 19 km after Carrión de los Condes called the Tomb of the Pilgrims. Don’t try to find out why… I can just tell you that today you’d better wake up really early. Today is a good day to walk for a while under the moonlight, and then contemplate a wonderful sun rising.

This is my favourite time of day. The sun creeps toward the horizon, the air is cool and the moon hangs bright in a muted sky. Colours are gentle, everything suggests the impending daybreak but pretends not to, everything continues in a resolute hush until the warm, golden rays officially paint dawn into day."

Contribution of Helen