Day 16. Carron to Moratinos
Today marks the official halfway mark. I walked through the last stronghold of the Knights Templar today. Some of the buildings are straw, mud and bits of rock and terra cotta. Staying a a really cool albergue. Not…
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Boadilla de Camino to Carrion de Los Condes
Started my walk this morning about 6:45. Still not fully light but the sun was beginning to rise on the horizon. I have mostly been walking in and through farming communities. It is spring so the fields are all green. I…
Hontanas to Boadilla de Camino
Today I walked about 29k. It was a beautiful amazing day. As I was walking along I was struck by just how fortunate I am to be here in the beautiful Spanish countryside. The beautiful ruins of hospital San Antion. The…
Day 13 Burgos to Hontanas
Today I just felt great. I walked 31.8k in about 6 hours. I listened to music for only the second time. Wow it really takes the pace up a notch. A beaten down pilgrim in Burgos. Some of the sights along the way. Resting…
Ages to Burgos. 22k
Today was a great walk. I walked 22k in a little over 4 hours. Burgos is a modern city of about 170k residents. We saw a parade that reenacted the revolt of the pesants. The whole area near our albergue was packed with…
Santo Domingo de Calzada to Tosantos 27.6k
No wifi today so I am writing this and will post from the next town. Today was a long walk in very strong head winds. The sky was blue but the wind was strong. Tomorrow is a big hill day. I will be walking up up up.…