Day: April 21, 2013

Wynette: We were lucky to stay in a very nice but inexpensive hotel next to the Burgos cathedral. Here is a night time photo taken from our 3rd floor window. It’s been fun to watch people from the window. Lots… Continue Reading →

Wynette: We had heard we’d see storks on the Camino. I’ve spotted a few flying in the distance and today we spotted two in nests very near our hotel, right here in the city of Burgos. This isn’t a great… Continue Reading →

Wynette: Around our 3rd night on the Camino, we decided to stay at Hotel Akerreta, in tiny Akerreta near slightly bigger Larrasoaña. Before we left home we looked ahead for possible places to stay the first few nights and saw… Continue Reading →

Wynette: In one stretch of the Camino we saw some vineyards with very rocky soil. This one was the worst. It reminded me of something my dad had told me about. He bought some farm land outside Hobbs when he… Continue Reading →

Wynette: A few miles before Santo Domingo, we came to a rest area for pilgrims. Unfortunately the cement lounge chairs were already taken. (This is the only place like this we’ve come across so far.)

Charlie: Tomorrow April 22 we are starting out on what Brierly calls “the sublime Meseta” a plains region in North Central Spain. Opinions differ about it. Some people think it is boring and some people like it a lot. I… Continue Reading →