Today we walked up, and up, and up. It has probably been my favourite day so far, finally away from the roads and up in the mountains. The views have been amazing. The uphill today …
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Cacabelos to Vega de Valcarce

Well that’s the last time I go to bed sober. I was awake until well after midnight. Or perhaps my afternoon siesta from 4 to 6pm was to blame. It was a nicer walk today …
Continue readingRabanal del camino to Molinaseca

Today was probably the most interesting walk so far. We saw a man doing Camino on a unicycle. I thought I’d videod him but I hadn’t. We were wandering along when a snake came at …
Continue readingAstorga to Rabanal del Camino

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 …
Continue readingLeon 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 …
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