Burgos Day 12
After 40km yesterday, I was intending to taxi into Burgos, but after looking at the map and checking with hotel staff, I was on the…
Papa Stu's Camino Adventure
Camino Journeys
Month: June 2016
Camino detour
Along the Camino are various detours or side trips listed in the guide books. Today I made my own…. As mentioned in the previous post…
Day 11 Burgos in sight….
The Albergue experience is interesting, 12 to 16 people per room typically some times more. Bunk beds, snoring and the rustling of plastic bags and…
Kitten lovers of Spain
I know there are a few pet lovers following this blog. I came across a Spanish man sitting in one of the town squares today…
Day 10 Belorado
Wheat fields and the wild flowers of the Camino. The vineyards have disappeared replaced by wheat or other grain fields. Along the path so far…
Dinner with Scottish friends
Tonight I am staying at the Hospedería Cisterciense, which is a former convent converted to part nursing home and part Hotel. Hotel might be a…
Day 9 Santo Domingo
Up at 6AM and on the Camino again. Ventosa was a nice sleepy village surrounded by vineyards. Electing to stay one town short of the…
Day 8 Ventosa (repost)
The heat wave has passed and today was a welcome overcast day. I got a late start, choosing to sleep in at the hotel and…
Apologies for typos and is anyone reading this?
I wanted to apologize for the many typos in the posts. I am guilty of some of the errors and others are due to using…
Day 7 heat wave and an early start to Logrono
With the day’s high at 35°C or ~95° F I set out at 5:20 AM with the hopes of reaching Logrono before the peak heat.…