For the first few kilometres you walk the Camino Francés, but in the wrong direction. Every pilgrim you meet is coming towards you. Buen Camino, buen Camino, for a couple of hours. Then you turn off and follow the canal again, flat, quiet and dead straight.
It’s an easy day, with almost no change in height. The tricky part is the emptiness. After Boadilla del Camino there is nothing, so fill up your water before you carry on. Osorno lies just off the route. At the Carrequemada bridge, turn left towards the village. Among the houses you’ll find the old school, now the municipal albergue. Phone ahead so you know where you’ll be sleeping tonight.