El Camino Frances – Page 3

Burgo Ranero to León.

May 23, 2016April 28, 2024Posted in El camino de Santiago, El Camino Frances, French WayTagged Buen Camino, Camino Frances, El camino de Santiago, Santiago de compostela

Me: Today was our last day walking our pilgrimage this year. I can’t believe how fast three weeks went by. We challenged ourselves every day, and we suffered a little, but this has been the most fantastic experience in our lives so far. I walked 25km. (15 mi) today, and then I took a taxi to Leon, but Jeremy did the walk to Leon 41 km (25 mi), almost eight hrs.

Jeremy: This was our last day walking the Camino of Santiago this year. We will be back next year to walk the final 13 stages. We have done 289 out of 480 miles total.

Today was a record. More than 25 miles (41 km) total.

This has been an unforgettable three weeks despite tendinitis in both shins, achy knees, and extremely sore feet. Can’t wait to get back on the trail next year to finish our pilgrimage!

Moratinos to El Burgo Ranero.

May 22, 2016April 28, 2024Posted in El camino de Santiago, El Camino Frances, French WayTagged Buencamino, El camino de Santiago, Santiagodecompostela

Today we had early rain showers in the morning, and then by mid-morning we had wind. It’s official, I would prefer to walk in the rain than walk-in 15mi/h winds.

We walked 32km today and were quite tired when we arrived at the hotel. We only have one more segment on this leg of the Camino before returning to the States.

Carrion de los Condes to Moratinos.

May 21, 2016April 28, 2024Posted in El camino de Santiago, El Camino Frances, French WayTagged Buencamino, El camino de Santiago, Santiagodecompostela

It was a bittersweet farewell during breakfast today because it was the last time we ate with the people we met in St. Jean or Roncesvalles.

We saw during lunch the 82 year old pilgrim who was at the hospital. He is doing well and will be walking slowly for the following days.

Otherwise, it was a flat but very long trek through the Meseta, and we got slammed by a thunderstorm during the last kilometer into town.

Fromista to Carrión de Los Condes

May 20, 2016April 28, 2024Posted in El camino de Santiago, El Camino Frances, French WayTagged Buencamino, El camino de Santiago, Santiagodecompostela

We still walking through La Meseta in Castilla y Leon province.

Castrojeriz to Fromista.

May 19, 2016April 28, 2024Posted in El camino de Santiago, El Camino Frances, French WayTagged Buencamino, El camino de Santiago, Santiagodecompostela1 Comment

Walking through La Meseta has been interesting. The only way not to lose your sanity is to walk through with a good attitude and be open to starting a conversation with anyone who crosses your path. Otherwise, the flat and repetitive scenery will drive you crazy, and most people are eager to talk to someone. Today we learned that an 82 years old gentleman got sick on the trail and was taken to the hospital for observation. His friends think he got dehydrated or maybe had a stroke.

For the past two nights, we have met our new friends for dinner or for a glass of wine, and the conversation that we had with them is priceless (what happens in El Camino stay in El Camino.)

Jeremy and I are sad because we will not finish el Camino with them to cheer up and congratulate each other in the Santiago de Compostela cathedral. We have to go back in a few days to California and wait a year to return to finish our walk to Santiago de Compostela.

Hornillos to Castrojeriz

May 18, 2016April 28, 2024Posted in El camino de Santiago, El Camino Frances, French WayTagged Buencamino, Camino Frances, El camino de Santiago, Santiagodecompostela1 Comment

Today we had a charming walk with a group of people that included a one-hour second breakfast along el Camino. We had dinner together, and the conversation was very interesting, with many people from different backgrounds and countries sharing their experiences. It seems that the largest representation is from Australia, although there are plenty of French, Spanish, English, Americans, and virtually every other country represented. And, of course, we are also encountering all walks of life. Among us, there is an actor, an Anglican priest, plenty of retirees, a venture capitalist, students, a lawyer, etc. The great thing about the Camino is that it sets everyone as equals.

Burgos to Hornillos del Camino

May 17, 2016April 28, 2024Posted in El camino de Santiago, El Camino Frances, French WayTagged Buen Camino, Caminofrances, El camino de Santiago, Santiagodecompostela

Today we started to walk through La Meseta. It was an easy 20km walk on a flat surface. We had an early lunch at La Fuentes, where the manager gave us a Reliquary of the Virgin to keep us company in El Camino. That is what I like about El Camino; most people are generous and proud of their work to feed and help the people who go through their towns.

We got to Hornillos before two, and we had enough energy to walk more km. But since we had a reservation in a Casa Rural, we had to stay. It was a surprise to find that our accommodation was outside the town in an old house where we were surrounded by extensive gardens and a pond with ducks and geese. I’m glad we had the time to get here early and enjoy this place. BTW some scenes from the movie The Way were filmed here.

Ages to Burgos.

May 15, 2016April 28, 2024Posted in El camino de Santiago, El Camino Frances, French WayTagged Buencamino, El camino de Santiago, Santiagodecompostela

We are in week two of our pilgrimage, and we have already walked 288.9 Km (179mi). Today we walked in the company of a couple from Australia, who also started in St. Jean. We arrived together in Burgos today, Sunday. After resting in our hotel this afternoon, we went out for a walk in the old town. It was nice to see our fellow pilgrims in town, enjoying a glass of beer or just sitting watching people come and go. We ran into a group of people that we met on day one, and as we were chatting, we realized that there was time for Sunday mass. We went for mass in the most beautiful cathedral in the world, Catedral de Burgos. It was filled with a good number of pilgrims of all nationalities.

Belorrado to Ages

May 14, 2016April 28, 2024Posted in El camino de Santiago, El Camino Frances, French WayTagged Buen Camino, Camino Frances, El camino de Santiago, Santiago de compostela

We didn’t have rain today, it was an easy walk, especially for Jeremy who has tendinitis. We walk through a long, beautiful, and boring forest in Europe, probably eight kilometers of the same green scenery followed by a local Cuckoo bird. From now on every time I hear a Cuckoo clock it is going to remind me of this stretch of El Camino. This afternoon when we arrived at our hostel we learned that the water heater was broken and our host was trying to find another accommodation for us. Luckily we had the best travel agent who also was looking for a place where we could stay for the night. Right now is the highest season for El Camino and the small towns don’t have enough beds for all the pilgrims that are arriving every day. At the end, we stayed in a hotel outside Burgos. Tomorrow we are going to be drive back to Ages and start where we stopped today.