Thursday I walked almost 20 km to Hontanas, where I stayed in a nice private refugio. At the pilgrim mass, I was drafted to do the first reading, in English. The other readings were in French and Korean. The church had a nice meditation area, with cushions and candles. I had dinner with the sisters from France, and gave them copper shells. 
Walking through the meseta was quite beautiful, farm fields in rolling hills. Some people do not like the meseta, but I liked it very much.
Friday was a short walk to Castrojerez, including a quick look at the ruined church of San Anton. I was in a nice private refugio, where the owner was quite a character. Karina and I walked up the hill to the castle, variously built and rebuilt in the 9th and 14th centuries, with a foundation dating to Roman times. The town was relatively tidy, but had some ruined structures. After dinner at the refugio, our host had us demonstrate how the wine press worked; the wine press was in the building when he bought it. Then he took us down two levels in the cellar, for a wine tasting. He has been excavating, uncovering more stairs, etc.
This is the end of the Camino for me, at least for 2019. Saturday I will take a bus to Burgos, and then rent a car to get to Atapuerca for the tour.
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