Grey and cloudy day, on a dirt footpath parallel to a highway, which is great for efficiently moving through the kilometers, although some people bemoan the monotony of it. Music helps pass the time. The big excitement was passing the halfway mark! After we entered Sahagun and passed the train station where I departed a…

This included the longest stretch on the Camino Frances without services – no cafes, bars, accommodation for over 17 km. Just a couple of picnic tables and benches, which were very welcome! Here’s a photo of a clump of pilgrims starting the long stretch. There is, I think, a Korean, German, Irish,  French and Spaniard…

I set out on my own this morning for a day totally of my own choosing.  I decided to go for a walk. Westward. No surprise there. It rained most of the day, which was a long one. I was counting on finding the nice restaurant in Villalcazar de Sirga that I remembered from last…

Whoops! I’m getting behind here with inconstant WiFi, the need to conserve battery usage, and the need to conserve my own energy! Today’s walk started with a steep hill UP in a driving rain. New Yorker J described it as sheer hell, but he’s a writer and exaggerates. Here he looks perfectly happy, having reached…

Today was overcast with showers and (fortunately) a tail wind. It’s a bit dreary but could be (and probably will be, before the end) a lot worse! Today I seem to have developed a bit of soreness on the outside of my right shin but otherwise am holding up well. (I previously said I had…

It was tempting to stay with others who are taking an extra day to enjoy tapas and city activity. The breakfast gathering took place in the only open cafe nearby, and we all used the WiFi (The municipal albergue didn’t have it.) It took awhile to leave Burgos and all was quiet on Sunday morning.…

I spent the morning resting in my hotel room, talking on the phone to some nice Mastercard people, looking at photos, making forays to find bank machines.  My credit card has a locked PIN that I still haven’t managed to reset. Since it’s a weekend, I don’t want to risk my other resumably good bank…

Here is a garden rendition of my favourite work of art – Las Meninas by Velasquez… I took the “green” river route to enter Burgos.  The directions I wrote last year are still valid. But I’ll add a few comments: There was major mud for about a km after the turnoff from the highway. That…