Robin RudwickJun 14, 20224 min readDay 23 - León to San MartÃn del Camino15.06.2022 - added the photos in We knew it was going to be a hot day - up to 35°C, so we left at 0540. The way out of León was poorly...
Robin RudwickJun 13, 20223 min readDay 2 - LeónRuth's attempt at a stealth photo of the Stepford Twins. Today was a day for visiting Roman walls, the Parador, and the Gaudà Museum....
Robin RudwickJun 13, 20222 min readDay 22 - Mancilla to LeónWe left at 0550. No great sunrise today. The streets were sometimes wet from the rain overnight. But with the fan running we never heard...
Robin RudwickJun 12, 20221 min readDay 21 - MancillaOur hotel room was nice but no air conn. After a quick shower, it was out into the town. It's hard to say whether times are hard or they...
Robin RudwickJun 11, 20222 min readDay 21 - Bercianos to MancillaThis is today's sunrise. I'll include this one because I can, as its my blog. Again a long white track beside a road. Two people ahead...
Robin RudwickJun 10, 20222 min readDay 20 - Ledigos to Bercianos part 2We're on the way through Sahagún. This is today's bridge shot. And the church shot. This is on the route into Sahagun. The statues show...
Robin RudwickJun 10, 20222 min readDay 20 - Ledigos to Bercianos part 1We had fun escaping from the hostel. We spoke to one of 3 American guys, who was trying to find a Jacotrans envelope. Jacotrans are one...
Robin RudwickJun 10, 20222 min readDay 19 - LedigosWe are staying at Albergue La Morena. I was intrigued by the name. She was an original owner of this place many years ago, when the...
Robin RudwickJun 9, 20222 min readDay 19 - Carrion to LedigosWe left Carrion at 0545. I swear I've seen more sunrises in the last few days than in the rest of my life. But they can be amazing,....
Robin RudwickJun 9, 20222 min readPictures of pints don't do justice to their organoleptic propertiesA decent Basque brew and the drink of the day. I will keep adding different beers to this post Grimbergen Rouge, a fruity Belgian beer...
Robin RudwickJun 8, 20222 min readDay 18 - Frómista to Carrion de los CondesToday's walk started at 0550. We had a bit of trouble finding our way today. The Yellow Arrow of Santiago was somehow hard to find. We...
Robin RudwickJun 8, 20221 min readDay 17 - FrómistaThe room in the hostal was great. Apologies for the photo, but it was at 0550 the next morning as we left. The room even had a terrace....
Robin RudwickJun 7, 20222 min readDay 17 - Castrojirez to FrómistaWe left the Albergue at 0545. The sun wasn't up but we knew the way out of town. It was a long haul up by 100m, which doesn't sound a lot...
Robin RudwickJun 6, 20222 min readDay 16 - at Castrojirez it's Monday and it's closed!This is a big town, at least 3 ATMs and a supermarket or two plus lots of alburgues, hostels and hotels. But it's closed on Mondays!...
Robin RudwickJun 6, 20221 min readDay 16 - at HontanasWe left this morning at 0550,have walked 11k and arrived at Hontanas at 0800. This is breakfast - I'd forgotten how nice KitKat can be....
Robin RudwickJun 5, 20221 min readDay 15 - Burgos to HornillosWe left Burgos before 0600. Its a big town and we wanted to get out of it as early as possible. Hopefully you'll get an idea of the town....
Robin RudwickJun 5, 20221 min readDay 14 - BurgosWe followed these guys into Burgos. They took the route around the airport avoiding the industrial zone and then through a country park...
Robin RudwickJun 5, 20221 min readDay 13 - AgesWe're staying in Ages for the night. We've been driven here by taxi, sorted out by the lovely lady at the Bocateria. We arrived at Agés,...
Robin RudwickJun 4, 20222 min readDay 14 - Agés to BurgosThe plan today was to walk 24k to Burgos, me carrying a pack, Ruth's pack being shipped and Ruth bunny hopping to Burgos, leading Sherpa...
