Monthly Archives: July 2017

Following lunch in Sahagun, we walked an additional 6km in the direction of Leon, but my right eye continued to weep so we took a taxi to the university hospital at Leon to get it checked out. The most likely … Continue reading →

(sigh). We’re tired. Sleeping in the albergue with other people was surprisingly relaxing. I woke around 5:15 and could hear Dorothy purring quietly alongside me. The purring continued for 45 minutes until Dorothy whispered to check if I were awake. … Continue reading →

Phew! We’ve arrived in an albergue in Calzadilla de la Cueza, a small village with two albergues that can take in total some 130 pilgrims, roughly double the number of permanent inhabitants. We left Fromista just after 6 a.m. and made excellent … Continue reading →

We’ve stopped for the evening in a pleasant hostel in Fromista. There are a small number of albergues in Fromista but we’re used to having our own room so it’s worth the extra for the privacy. The heat is incredible. … Continue reading →

We’ve stopped for lunch; cold gaseous water and a ham, cheese and tomato bocadillo. It’s a glorious day, up at 5:45 and out the door by 6 a.m. Long vistas across the meseta, a gently strenuous climb up onto a … Continue reading →

We’ve stopped in Castrojeriz, a small town of some 600 inhabitants with a main street some 2km long. Our albergue was right at the far end of the town (sigh). We started relatively bright and early; we left at a … Continue reading →

It’s 17:32 local time and we’ve arrived hot and tired from what we thought would only be a short stroll from Burgos. It was, as it turned out, hard going, with the sun in its full glory and the temperature … Continue reading →

At last. After an abortive attempt in April, curtailed before starting by a torn calf muscle, we’re finally on our way. The bus from the central bus station in Oxford leaves in 15 minutes and we should be in Bilbao … Continue reading →