First half was a rather strenuous hike through a canyon. Second 45% was lovely walking. Last 5% was 1.5 km walking steadily uphill to the white village of Jimera del Libar. A bonus 1.5 km off the Camino. Well, my body was out of gas when that last slog started and it took me an hour…
I didn’t like typing “21 km” since Laurie and I agreed that it (and we) deserved a much higher number. I was concerned about the elevation profile with today going up to 30°C and the uphill parts being at the end of the day. See the profile. Sure, it wasn’t Mt Everest, but more than…
This was supposed to be just 18 km, but add on a piece at the start, a piece at the end, and a detour in the middle to avoid a bramble patch, and we are up to over 24 km. The stage was very pleasant – country roads and green fields, curious cows, and avocado…
First day with a pack and I feel it in my hips and legs. And feet. Since each of us walked to San Roque yesterday, we got a taxi to there and started walking about 8 a.m. The weather was perfect, and we were soon into the countryside, although there was some single file road…
Today was only the second day in a month when I didn’t need to get up, pack, and start walking. But, of course, walking was to be involved, starting with the cool shady path of pollarded trees along the river. We were to meet a forum friend (who runs the Albergue Maralotx in Estella) for…
So, here we are – in Burgos – after a pleasant 19 km walk in perfect weather. It was an off-road trail leading into the city. The 650m tunnel was interesting – it was very dark in the middle, and we had to use our phone lights to make ourselves visible to cyclists coming from…
I felt that 33 km was too much for me, today, so arranged a taxi to get me to Quintanilla de las Viñas. This is the location of a Visigothic church (7th century). It was a 23-km drive, but only 9 km on foot, which is a good indicator that the walking route went straight…
Today was another departure from the Camino de la Lana, in order to visit a couple of interesting sites. This again involve cobbling together some GPS routes from strangers on the internet. First, to Sad Hill Cemetery, the location where The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was filmed in 1966. Google it to find…
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