Monthly Archives: September 2015
Day 13: The Meseta
Distance: 24 miles (40 km) Albergue: Municipal in Sahagún As I entered my last town for the day I saw a group of 20-30 fellow walkers standing at a street corner. One of them told me they were waiting for … Continue reading
Day 12: Singalong with nuns.
Distance: 16 miles (26km) Albergue: Parish del San Maria in Carrión de los Condes I woke up very early, before 5 am, to see the super-moon eclipse. Over dinner the previous night, I had told everyone about the event, so … Continue reading
Day 11: Day’s End
Distance: 18 miles (29 km) Albergue: En el Camino in Boadilla I’m developing a pattern for the end of each day. I finish walking between 12 noon and 3 pm and check into an albergue. The first thing I do … Continue reading
Day 10: Shakespeare and peanut butter.
Distance: 19 miles (31 km) Albergue: Santa Brigada in Hontanas Burgos is an attractive city – a miniature London, if you will. I had planned to spend an extra day in Burgos to rest and visit the city, just as … Continue reading
Day 9: Families on the Camino.
Distance: 24 miles (40 km) Albergue: Municipal in Burgos On my second night, one of my dinner companions was a man from Bologna in his late sixties. He told us how he and his wife were planning a second Camino … Continue reading
Day 8
Distance: 16 miles (27 km) Albergue: San Anton Abad in Villafranca Montes de Oca It was a quiet day. I walked alone, through small villages, and saw only a few people. By the time the sun rose, the grape vineyards … Continue reading
Day 7:
Distance: 23 miles (38 km) Albergue: San Juan Bautista in Grañón I’ve encountered three types of albergues. The municipal albergues are orderly and efficient, run by the city or region. They tend to be big and the lowest cost. The … Continue reading
Day 6: Sign, sign, everywhere a sign.
Distance: 18 miles (29 km) Albergue: San Saturnino in Ventosa It’s hard to get lost on the Camino. God knows I’ve tried … and succeeded a few times already. The most notable was approaching Estella – sort of ironic for … Continue reading
Day 5: A morning in the life of a pilgrim.
Distance: 19 miles (32 km) Albergue: Izar in Viana. There is a pattern that is starting to emerge for each day. I wake up just before sunrise, in a room that has from two to ten people. So far I’ve … Continue reading
Day 4: Sin vino, no hay Camino (No wine, no Way)
Distance: 19 miles (32 km) Albergue: Villamayor Monjardin in town of Villamayor de Monjardin Wine is sunlight, held together by water – Galileo Galilei Wine is everywhere on the St. James Way. The fields are … Continue reading
Ruth and Dale's Book of Marvels 