Villafranca, Spain

5th August 2008 Rabanal del Camino Camping in a field We have seen lots of different ways of travelling the Camino. Mostly people walk with backpacks then there's the cyclists with their different pannier configurations. Then there are ...

6th August 2008 Villa Martin (15kms outside of Ponferrada) Cloudy and cool This morning began at 0730 when we set off from Rabanal. We were 2 of the late stragglers, the first clicks of walking sticks went by the tent at about 0500. ...

... bearers even did a little jig just to show how strong they were - these poles looked heavy. As in the rest of Spain, there's a role for everyone in these events, young and old. After the flatness of the past few days it will be interesting ...

4th August 2008 (happy birthday Sally) 20km the other side of Leon 6pm and it's still 35 degrees Had a lie in this morning because we thought we were only going to Leon. Wrong. Got to Leon, eventually, only to discover no camping ( ...