Day 15: Belorado to Villafranca

Today’s walk was nice and easy, only 11 km, although there were a few hills to get my heart pumping. The temp was great for walking, and I spent most of the morning walking with a couple of cool ladies I met a few days ago, Marge and Marie from Connecticut.
I got to my Albergue pretty early and spent a couple of hours working on reservations for the next week or so. I’m finding that I need to book out at least 3 to 4 days in advance so this is a chore I have to work on every few days. I then met up with Catherine for a drink, and we met some new pilgrims from Australia and Sweden. Some of them have lived in the states before, so we talked a bit about American and international politics. It’s so interesting to talk with foreigners and hear their take on the state of the world.
Tomorrow’s walk is a little under 20 km, so I’m hoping for an early start. I’ll be in Atapuerca tomorrow, then the historic city of Burgos the next day (and a rest day). There is an archaeological site in Atapuerca with fossil records of the earliest humans in Europe from over 1 million years ago. Wow! 😮 Looking forward to seeing the area and learning more.Read more