Wow! 15.8 miles felt great today! We got our usual moonlight/starlight start (so beautiful!), witnessed a glorious sunrise, conquered a very steep incline to start […]
Day Fourteen – Hornillos Del Camino to Castrojeriz
Meseta? Schmeseta! Today was actually a very excellent walk. We left at 5:30 AM, in jackets and headlamps, of course, and made excellent time. 12.7 […]
Day Thirteen – Burgos to Hornillos Del Camino
12.4 miles today. We left the beautiful city of Burgos with its magnificent Cathedral, and faced the next chsllenge…THE MESETA! We have heard stories about […]
Day Twelve – San Juan de Ortega to Burgos
This is what happens when pilgrims arrive late! Not enough time for socks to dry! It’s amusing – so many pilgrims have socks hanging from […]
Day Eleven – Belorado to St Juan de Ortega
15 miles today! We got a super late start, which is A-OK! Mass was at 930 in a glorious convent for Poor Clares. The Sisters’ […]
Day Ten – Santo Domingo to Belorado
14.3 miles with overcast skies, cool and comfortable walking weather. Whoever is praying for us, your prayers are being answered! Clean shirt/dirty shirt routine is […]
Day Nine – Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Well, 13.6 miles felt quite good today! Last night we stayed in a Pension which was lovely – splurged a little on the room in […]
Day Eight – Logrono to Najera
After 18.3 miles we have a bit of swelling. Here’s how you deal with that!!! We are so very thankful that we have clarity and […]
Day Seven – Torres Del Rio to Logrono
We had another early start at 500 am and got into Logrono just as it was beginning to get HOT! We walked 13 miles, and […]
Day Six – Villamayor de Monjardin to Torres del Rio
Well, we beat the heat! 4:15 wake up call had us out the door at 5:00. We had our first experience hiking in the dark. […]
Day Five – Maneru to Villamayor de Monjardin
16.8 miles today and the heat has kicked in! We happened upon an extraordinary 11th century church today that was so amazing! Some might be […]
Day Four – Cizur Menor to Maneru
Well we went 15.7 miles today and reached Alto del Perdon – Peak of Forgiveness. There is a very famous monument to the pilgrims at […]