Today we encountered the close Walker, similar to the close talker on Seinfeld. When we left our hotel this morning we were followed out by an American walker who had also stayed there. We were …
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Leon to Astorga
Today we said goodbye to our bikes. They were a good travel companion and they cut 10 boring days of walking to 4 days of cycling. Astorga is a nice town. We looked at some …
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Today was much cooler and a nice easy ride into Leon. Bum and Feet had a heated debate over whether to leave the bike in Leon, or continue to Astorga. Feet won. They reasoned they …
Continue readingBoadilla del Camino to Sahagun
Today was one of those days I just wanted it to be over. The alburgue we stayed at last night was amazing. Our double room was like a hotel room and we had a fun …
Continue readingBurgos to Boadilla del Camino
The heat today was brutal. We knew it was going to hit 39 degrees and weren’t looking forward to riding 60 kms in it. It was 9.30am by the time we picked up our bikes …
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Rest day It was a high of 39 degrees today, hot hot hot. We got up early to organise some bikes for the next few days as the thought of walking in 40 degree heat …
Continue readingAtapuerca to Burgos
Today was a nice easy walk to Burgos. Jo’s feet aren’t hurting as bad as they were last year, and her knee is getting better. She even managed to walk down the stairs like a …
Continue readingBelorado to Atapuerca
Well, we made it. 30kms without too much pain. We started the day with a record early start of 7.15am. We had time for a quick vending machine coffee then were on our way, no …
Continue readingSanto Domingo to Belorado
We had a peasant start to the morning with a stale baguette dipped in vending machine coffee. We started early at 7.35am to avoid the heat, and got ten minutes out of town when Jo …
Continue readingNajara to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Today was an easy walk. It’s the first day Jo has walked with almost no pain from her knee. The two days rest and two short days must have helped. Now her feet have decided …
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