Buen Camino
August 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Some other travelers on the way out of town
Sunday Funday
August 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Sunday is funday right? That means a visit to the lake.
A new friend…
August 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Today I made a new friend. Although he is much larger than me.
Under 600
August 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Slowly but surely we are making it closer to Santiago de Compostela!
Lunch stop
August 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Our lunch stop was in the artisan town of Navarrete. We stopped in at the church too mass was going on so we snuck in the back to look at the old museum vestments.
In for the night
August 25, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Stayed off stage today. Just needed an easier day on our bodies and feet. But here’s the view from our room.
Cool morning
August 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A cool and cloudy morning as we start the day. It’s only 60 out right now! Brr.
Pit Stop
August 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Made a pit stop in a nice park for a snack and for sunscreen application. Sure has been a lot of nice parks along The Way.
Nájera for the night
August 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Made short work of it today and arrived by 2:30ish. We have showered, done laundry, had dinner and are now tucked in for the night. Michael seems to have whatever struck me the other night inRead more
On the road again…
August 27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
And we’re off. No shade and a long day ahead.
Last stop before we get to our stay
August 27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This is the last stop for the day until we arrive to our destination for the night. No shade, no water, and still 10km to go.
Almost to our stop
August 27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Just another 1/2 mile to the country club for lunch and then another 1/2 mile to where we have booked for the night. It’s hot! Glad we scheduled a shorter day
Dinner and a bed
August 27, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Tonight we stay in a small town where they both own the albergue, private room place and the bar/restaurant. Good food and most comfortable beds of the trip though!
Alittle late
August 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
This photo is from our short stop 3.5 miles into our day. It was an early morning and a rush to beat the heat so we didn’t taking many photos.
In by 2:30
August 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Today we walked 10.9 miles. Staying off stage again. But we got in by 2:30 and beat most of the days heat. This is the view from my bunk-the back garden where we will have drinks before dinner. RightRead more
Garden time
August 28, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Enjoying the breeze and the shade in the garden now that the laundry is hung.
Elevensies
August 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Because sometimes you need a second breakfast. No Dino pictures from walking today due to the rain. But here’s the mural from near our first stop.
Truck Stop
August 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
On the way out of one of the towns there was a truck stop and this was the mural.
Pilgrim stop Villafranca
August 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
A rainy cool morning and a mountain ahead means we did 20k today but have stopped before the mountain. The last two nights have been alburgues by pilgrims for pilgrims in mind when they created them.
Foggy incline
August 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today was a foggy start to the morning and what felt like a straight up the mountain incline. In reality it was 500m incline in 5km.
Spanish Civil War Monument
August 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This was along the way today. It’s a monument to those who were executed during the Spanish Civil War and placed in shallow graves. Somber with the fog today.
Wildflower Beauty
August 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Between the fog and the all the wildflowers today was a beautiful hike
Lunch stop
August 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This was a great little gem of a find for lunch today. And it shows how close we are getting to the next big city of Burgos!
A pilgrim stop for sure
August 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This hangs in the entry way of the albergue we are staying in tonight. Can’t wait for community dinner. The kitchen smells amazing! This was a nice hidden gem NOT in the guide book.
Markers mean town soon?
August 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It’s been a long a winding morning up the mountain through the woods. Surely this marker means town is close…