Author Archives: pererindod

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 →

Dorothy and I are heading back to the Camino on 8th April, returning on the 18th. We left Spain last year at Burgos having spent the night at Cardenuela de Rio Pico, roughly 40km from the subject of the last … Continue reading →

What is the obsession of the Spanish with concrete? We’ve walked 24km today, at least 22km of which was on concrete or tarmac, really, really unpleasant on the feet. The last stretch into Redecilla del Camino in particular was absolute … Continue reading →

Phew ! Our first and probably only 40km today – we’re wacked. We were up and out a little after 6 a.m. and after a quick breakfast of orange juice and coffee at a little bar near the hostel (still … Continue reading →

Today has been short, 2.5km of forced march from the hotel to the bus station to make sure that we caught the 7:30 to Logrono followed by roughly 14 km to our albergue in Navarette. We’ve had a lovely walk … Continue reading →

It’s 8:57 on 21st July and we’re 45 km from Logrono travelling by bus on road surfaces that you could play marbles on. We arrived in Bilbao shortly after 11:30. The reception in our hotel closed at midnight but the … Continue reading →

Bilbao, 21:52. We’re on our way home. We stopped at Logrono this afternoon a little after mid-day having walked 24km, most of which was on tarmac or concrete. It’s amazing how hard it is to walk these sort of distances … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe but a local bodega has made its wine available via a tap. Dorothy held this pose for over 15 minutes 😗

After much discussion we’ve decided to continue but like pretty much everyone else we’re going to avoid walking after two o’clock give or take. With this in mind, leaving an albergue around six in the morning will give us a … Continue reading →