Day 14-Quintanilla del Monte

Had a massive breakfast at the Parador and thank goodness we did, because we didn't find anywhere else to eat until the end of our walking day, even though we walked through three other towns.

We've left La Rioja region with its green hills and vineyards and are now in Castilla and Leon where the hills are brown and covered in sunflowers. Bloom season is over but they're still cool to see and I even picked a seed out to sample. The shell was soft and as thin as paper and the seed tasted, well...like a sunflower seed.

We're walking over gently rolling hills now. I used to call these mountains, but now that we've walked over serious mountains, these are just hills.

And today is Pat's birthday! We're not in the most exciting place to celebrate but wherever he is, becomes the most exciting place to be.Read more