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Castilla y Leon
... of the cathedral just after sunrise. After Burgos come the mesetas. These vast plateaus of land stretch out for miles and miles and the monotony of the landscape is enough to break your spirit when conditions are extreme. We'd been having a good few days of weather so I can imagine how it would be in the height of summer, something I would not attempt to do. The journey ...
Day 18 - Villalcazar de Sirga to Ledigo
... Do not assume anything." Yesterday I should have been one of the last walkers of the group as I started further back. I was expecting all the albergues to be packed. However I was the first one to arrive! Woke up at 6.30am but only due to the alarm clock of the Danish lady. I now realise I have heard that alarm tone one of the previous mornings. It starts ringing and the lady takes about eight rings to find the mobile. How annoying! As mentioned above my left leg continues to ...
Day 17 - Itero de la Vega to Villalcazar de Sirga
... to reorganise the rest of beds before others arrived in order to have more comfort for myself. (7 euros) As an added luxury I used and abused the powerful hot shower - probably the longest one up to now. I definitely needed it as the fast pace left me smelling like an old vinegar bottle. I had a Menu Peregrino at the same albergue bar, and although on the light side for the hunger I had after the walk, it was sufficient to get me on a good siesta ...
The rain in Spain falls mainly, anywhere really.
... day where I surpass half of the
challenge distance. Now, as someone who has met myself, I understand that there may have been some scepticism as to my ability to complete anything endurance fitness related. The mettle however, has I think been proven, so please do get on board and sponsor me as motivation for the final 400 odd kilometers that remain!
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A wonderful welcome
... a brief moment.
Back at the albergue we shared a room with a German gentleman and thought the buiding was about to collapse when, in the middle of the night, he got up to visit the loo. It seemed to take him an age to lift his mighty frame out of his creaking bed.
We met a young Catalan, a big lad, travelling with his boxer dog from Roncesvalles to Santiago. He washed and bathed her paws in bowls of water. A lovely man with ...