Today was a shorter 18 km from Villafranca Montes de Oca to Atapuerca. There was a steep climb for the first 5 km and no services for 12, but Dr. Coffee, aka Super Pilgrim, was set up at the halfway point with thermos coffee, packaged pastries, and fruit. Considering it was our first coffee of the day, it was delicious.
Both churches we tried visiting today were closed, but it meant we were done walking by 1 pm even with a "late" 6:30 am start.
Our albergue didn't look like much from the outside, but the inside was very authentic and the room was nice with a great view.
Having arrived early, we had time to visit a local museum and dig site where they are finding really amazing things but the tour was all in Spanish with a lot of technical terms that made keeping up difficult even with Google translate going. The museum was small but good. The tour was a bit disappointing as you only were able to see the dig site from the outside. While it gave me a better concept of the immense scope of the project, there were no views of the caves they're exploring or anything else that was awe inspiring or made it feel worth the two hours due to the half hour bus ride from the museum.
July 5, 2025 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Traveler
What a magical experience!
Traveler
Might this be indicative that the temperature is cooling a bit?
TravelerIt's been a bit cooler, but looks like heat might be returning in a few days.