Category Archives: Daily trek

We’re in Molino Galochas, a rather nice Casa Rurales (rural house). It came highly recommended by previous clients on Gronze, the source of all knowledge Camino. We’ve bathed (it’s such a childish thrill to find that the bathroom has a … Continue reading →

We left just before seven o’clock having woken to Dorothy’s alarm thirty minutes earlier. The temperature today wasn’t expected to go much above 20 degrees, so we had plenty of time to walk the 36.6 km to tonight’s stop at … Continue reading →

We left around 7 o’clock this morning after a good night’s sleep and we’ve rocked up at Sahagún, some 39.2 km away. But thereupon hangs a tale. The road ran along the route of an old Roman road for 17+ … Continue reading →

It turned out last night that one of our windows looked up directly at the storks which pleased Dorothy no end. Their comings and goings kept her entertained for hours. 😊. Dinner was excellent. We were joined at the table … Continue reading →

Phew! Just got in (18:00). We started a little before 7 o’clock this morning and according to Gronze.com, the ultimate Camino web resource that’s 38.9 km from where we stayed last night. My body can certainly vouch for the distance. … Continue reading →

We woke late, after 8, nipped out to drop our stuff into the nearest lavadoria and grabbed a coffee while we waited for our washing to, er, wash. We then sat and waited patiently while it dried. All good so … Continue reading →

We arrived on the 15:30 bus from Santander, getting in at a little after 6 o’clock. The roads were as always, superb, billiard table smooth and unlike many buses we’ve taken in Spain, this one stuck to the blue roads … Continue reading →

Got up late, packed, wandered down to the central (at the edge of town) bus station, grabbed a coffee. Jumped on the ALSA bus to Santander, meandered around country lanes taking great care to avoid any road wider than two … Continue reading →

We woke with our alarm at 5 am intending to pack quickly and rush off to pick up the Camino someplace ahead of where we’d left it yesterday. The temperature was scheduled to reach 36 by 11 o’clock, rise to … Continue reading →

Today has been a walk through the suburbs of Bilbao. Not always pleasant – I’ll leave the pictures to tell their own story. We noticed as we walked that Basque precedes Spanish on road signs, street and shop names. Although … Continue reading →