On Monday we started out at the Hostal Asturias, which was a convenient place to stay but my first cold shower on the Camino. We did not leave until a very gentile hour of 9am as we were only walking 20k to Baños…
Today was my 8th day of walking. It seems that it takes about a week or two to get used to the daily grind of walking long distances every day. Yesterday, I felt pretty good, today not quite as good but still good. My…
Today started out great. A crisp cold but sunny day of only about 28k. I was happy with the thought that we would be done walking in a little less than 6 hours. We walked past an hermitage and then up the steep hill and…
Today I started out in Cáceres ready for a nice 33k walk to Embalses Alcántara. The walk took us along a man made lake or embalse to what was supposed to be a new albergue on the shore of the lake. Well, it will be open…
Today was one long day 38.9k. It was not particularly difficult, just long. I am still walking with Magda and Ania from Poland and Jose Miguel from Burgos, although this is Magda and Ania’s last day. We walked for 27k…
We ended the night last nigh with 4 pilgrims including myself. Not bad for a early Camino. The addition to our group it turns out is a 70 year old man from a small village in Burgos. His name is Agapito. Today was one…