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…

This morning we had to make some route decisions. Laurie was keen on a track she found that claimed to avoid all highways. I was more interested in reducing distances and hills in the upward direction. So we diverged early, and Laurie went off into the forest on the left, while I took the road.…

It is hard to believe, but this blog post is up-to-date, for today! And we only have 4 more days of walking. We had a late start because our first destination was the Roman ruins of Clunia, only 3.5 km away, and they didn’t open until 10 a.m. We spent a couple of hours wandering…