Camino de Santiago Day 20

Posted on June 29, 2019 by mike

After our day of “rest” it is time to get on the camino again. Today is going to be hard as we have 60km to cover and the forcast is for an even hotter day.

Luckily we are travelling the next few stages on bikes (electrically enhanced) so with some conservation of battery we should make our destination assisted.

Some of the path is loose gravel and not very nice to cycle on. There were also a couple of steep downhill secrions which we walked as we were unused to the bikes.

Along the way we passed several walkers we had met along the way. I’m sure Jo took great delight in wishing them all a ‘buen camino’.

The heat of the day got to me with about 10km to go. So we found some shade, which there had been very little of all day, and stopped for me to take on some more fluids and cool down.

Arriving at our destination we were given a cool drink, shown our room and allowed to shower before signing in.

Burgos Rest Day

Posted on June 28, 2019 by mike

So today is a rest day, so what do we do. Walk 21 kms.

Burgos – Wednesday evening walksbout.

Posted on June 27, 2019 by mike

We arranged to meet some fellow walkers for a drink. They included 2 Americans and 4 Aussies. Not the best meal but pleasant company. Afterwards we wandered around town, had a drink but the church and watched a flashmob of dancers.

Camino de Santiago Day 18

Posted on June 27, 2019 by mike

Today we walk into Burgos, we have read that there are several routes in. The first being the original way of the Camino. The second way is slightly shorter but walks close to the main road for several kilometers. The third way in walks along the river but is described as being rather wet and muddy after rain. As it hasn’t rained in a while we have decided to go via the river. We knew roughly where the turn off would be and followed our progress on buen comino app. When we arrived at the junction all the markers pointed straight on, no sign of an alternative route. We ignored the signs and turned off anyway to be rewarded with a lovely walk along the river.

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Camino de Santiago Day 17

Posted on June 27, 2019 by mike

Today is going to be a long day. We had planned to stop at 24km but found out that the hostel was full. We had a panick last night to find somewhere the only place was a futther 7km on. Well the upside is we’ll have less to walk tomorrow.

The temperature is slowly increasing and today seemed the hottest so far. Luckily we were heading uphill and leaving the fields of wheat and replacing them with trees, giving us some shade at times.

We also walked along the super highway a stretch of the camino 20 lanes wide.

Camino de Santiago Day 16

Posted on June 25, 2019 by mike

Stork, stork.

Today started off early for us we were up and away by 7:30. After collecting our lunch we found our way out of town and back onto the Camino. We took a quick stop to photograph a stork.

When Jo realised that her sunglasses were no longer on her head. So we had to return to town to find them. Luckily they were laying on the pavement not far from our hostel. So leaving early was delayed by 40 minutes.

Today was o longest walk so far but having taken several short breaks throughout the day jt was quite manageable. We eventually ended up in a town with a lot of street art, a John Lennon bar and a church with 3 stork nests on it.

Camino de Santiago Day 14

Posted on June 24, 2019 by mike

Camino de Santiago Day 15

Posted on June 24, 2019 by mike

Variety is the word for today. The day started off cool with high cloud, but by 10.00 this had burned off and the heat returned. Although the temp at our destination was only showing 31°.

Variety in the pilgrims we met on the way. Americans from 3 different states, Germans, French etc.

Variety in the crops we passed wheat, olives, grapes, potatoes, peas and hops.

Vatiety in paths we followed tarmac, stones and dried mud.

Camino de Santiago Day 13

Posted on June 22, 2019 by mike

Today was a late start as we only have about 12km to walk. However by the time we’ve walked around the town to find what we need for tonight it’s added another 4km.

After all our fussing around we didn’t get what we needed so an hour & 4km wasted.

Today the walk seems never ending as we leave Logrono via a main road full of people and traffic. It’s surprising how quickly you get used to the quietness of the Camino.