Greatfully the rain stopped over night, however a mist hungover Carrion de los Condes as we left the albergue. The route out of town joined an old Roman road. This was 17km of a straight gravel path, cutting through farmland and nothing else. No towns, water stops or points of interest. Just one straight endlessContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 18 – Carrion de los Condes to Terradillos de los Templarios”
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Camino Francés Day 17 – Boadillo del Camino to Carrion de los Condes
The word of the day is ‘Rain’ because that is all that it has done until 2pm. Right from the go, it was ponchos at dawn. We had a sluggish start, but at sunrise we left. The route out of the village joins the ‘Canal de Castilla’ and follows this into Fromista. The path eventuallyContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 17 – Boadillo del Camino to Carrion de los Condes”
Camino Francés Day 16 – Hontanas to Boadillo del Camino
After a quick breakfast at the albergue we hit the road. I decided to take my time and amble along; soon I fell behind on my own. It was nice to listen to the birds, see the sunrise and enjoy the peace of the Camino. The path followed the valley and the road so itContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 16 – Hontanas to Boadillo del Camino”
Camino Francés Day 12 – Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Villafranca Montes de Oca
Me, Dirk and Marcus set off at 7am leaving behind Sandra. She took a rest day as her feet had worsened. My Achilles in my right leg this time was very sore, with the 6km to Granon being very uncomfortable. There was a lot of pilgrims on the way today as we started at aContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 12 – Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Villafranca Montes de Oca”
Camino Francés Day 11 – Ventosa to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
I could have done with an extra hour in bed after last night’s festivities, but by 7 am we were back on the Camino. Sunrise was not for another 45mins and the air was cool; perfect for walking. We climbed a small hill giving us views of vineyards and the town of Najera in theContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 11 – Ventosa to Santo Domingo de la Calzada”
Camino Francés Day 10 – Logroño to Ventosa
It was another stuffy night and outside it was very humid. Leaving Logroño in the dark was not as troublesome as previous cities as the route was well marked. The way follows inner city parks that act as an obstacle course with the automatic sprinklers spraying in every direction. The path eventually splits to theContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 10 – Logroño to Ventosa”
Camino Francés Day 9 – Torres del Rio to Logroño
The alarm went off a 6 am with a start, calling the end of a very hot night. Despite having the windows open, it was stuffy. The gang assembled out the front at 7 am to begin the journey to Logroño; I opted for the transporter. The sun had yet to light the sky andContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 9 – Torres del Rio to Logroño”
Camino Francés Day 8 – Rest Day
Over the last 7 days we have covered just shy of 95 miles. The hotel has been a hidden gem and Markus suggested staying for another night. That way it will also give chance to get the whole gang back together. With my Achilles needing a break, I jumped at the chance. After a lieContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 8 – Rest Day”
Camino Francés Day 7 – Luquin to Torres del Rio
We were up by 7 and Brian made us all breakfast, perfect to fuel us for today’s walk. Unfortunately Sandra’s feet were no better, so she decided to take a rest day in Luquin. We all gathered outside the albergue to say goodbye. It was hard to say our farewells as our Camino family becameContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 7 – Luquin to Torres del Rio”
Camino Francés Day 6 – Estella to Luquin
As we had crossed over the 100km mark yesterday, we had a celebration; the food and drink was a plenty; we didn’t retire until 1 am. From pilgrims who had walked the way previously, their advice is not to stop at the albergues in Los Arcos; our next stop. We tried for a hotel butContinue reading “Camino Francés Day 6 – Estella to Luquin”
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