Morning start 7/8
July 8, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A short day to get to Burgos and Rachel's last day hiking with us. Tomorrow she's on to Santiago and towards home.
Again.. The pamplona running of the bulls
Our place for the night.
July 8, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Made it early to our short stop, Burgos. Rachel heads towards home tomorrow by going by bus to Santiago. Eric and I will be based here for two nights as we take our first full rest day and recalibrateRead more
Burgos carhedral I
July 8, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Overwhelming, hence two posts. Which will still not capture it all. We arrived just an hour before closing so it was a little of a rush to see everything.
Burgos cathedral II
July 8, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Rest day: Burgos morning break
July 9, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Exploring the town, slowly. Stocking up on pharmacy supplies. Planing the trip ahead.
Saint nicholas church
July 9, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
St. Mary's Arch
July 9, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Views of the cathedral of Burgos
July 9, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
On our walk around town we got to see the cathedral from various points of view.
Domus Viatoris Hostel
July 10, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
A fun creative place built for pilgrims.
San Lorenzo 13th cent.
July 10, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Islamic architecture inspired church in brick that reminded me of many buildings in Bukhara and Samarkand.
Sahagun sight seeing
July 10, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After our rest day in Burgos yesterday, we bussed ahead about 60km to Sahagun to make up time from our first leg and canceled flights. Arrived early enough to explore the city. Found a great littleRead more
Morning start 7/11
July 11, 2018 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Morning break 7/11
July 11, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Started by 5:30am to avoid afternoon heat. Almost to the next town and the 300km mark.
Caught in a storm, luckily in the only town for 20km around plus we have farkle..
300 km!
July 11, 2018 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Made it 300km!
Roman road
July 11, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Much of the path this morning followed sections of an ancient Roman road. Towards the end they had original sections that were preserved fenced off next to us, unfortunately covered in weeds.
Releigos: an even' pause
July 11, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Morning start 7/12
July 12, 2018 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Mansilla de los mulas
July 12, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Morning break 7/12
July 12, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Arcahueja rest stop
July 12, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This is one of several rest stops that towns have set up along the camino. There is almost always a water source and some benches with some trees for shade. They are along the trail and officiallyRead more
Leon for the evening
July 12, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Leon Cathedral
July 12, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Churreria blessing
July 13, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Started our walk and got a little off track, but having explored the city last night, we knew we were not far off. Our path led directly to a churros stand and while looking at what they had to offerRead more
Leon morning start 7/13
July 13, 2018 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Stayed at a hostel on the far side of town so we walked through the historic town center in the morning.
