Camino Day Twenty-Five- Leon to Villavante (19.3 Miles)
We were sad to leave Leon after such an enjoyable stay but the Way was calling. Took us an hour plus to get out of the city and back in the countryside. We were...
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Camino Day Twenty-Three and Twenty-Four- Mansilla de las Mulas to Leon (12.6 Miles) Plus Rest Day in Leon
Day 23, started bright and early, on the Way by 7:30, we were excited to get to Leon. A relatively short walk at a little over 12 miles but we were on the ninth...
Camino Day Twenty-Two- El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de las Mulas (12.2 Miles)
The walk today was much like the walk yesterday, along a track lined with mature London Plane trees- over 25 miles, and the first real sign of fall we have seen. We love walking...
Camino Day Twenty One- Sahagun to El Burgo Ranero (11.4 Miles)
Up at 6:15, repacking, and down to breakfast at 7:00 with lots of other fellow pilgrims ready to start their day on the Camino. Out on the Way at 7:40 and instantly we find...
Birds on the Camino
We have seen many beautiful churches and some gorgeous scenery. One of our passions, thanks to our son and his wife, Evan and Jen, are birds. We have an app called MERLIN and all...
Camino Day Twenty- Calzadilla de los Cueda to Sahagun (14.1 Miles)- The Half Way Point
We were able to start in the early morning before the sunrise. The sun is actually rising later and later- it is fall, after all! It’s good to get that first hour and 3...
Camino Day Nineteen- Carrion de los Condes to Calzadilla de los Cueda (10.5 Miles)
It was a very difficult day for us today. We had the utmost awful news on the day we started the Camino, our beautiful nephew had lost his battle to cancer and had left...
Camino Day Eighteen- Rest Day in Carrion de los Condes
This is our second rest day. We are so pleased to be in the historic Monasterio de San Zoilo that was first established in the 900’s. They have converted the Monastery into a Luxury...
Camino Day Seventeen- Formista to Carrion de Los Condes (14.5 Miles)
We had a very special walk from Formista to Carrion de los Condes. What made it that way was the fact there were two paths to take, one longer than the other. We chose...
Camino Day Sixteen- Castrojeriz to Formista (16.3 Miles)
Our Wednesday morning in Castrojeriz was very chilly-37 degrees. After another splendid breakfast we were fast walking to our next destination because we had an appointment to keep. Right out of town we climbed...