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Day 8 Los Arcos to Viana Day 9 Viana to Navarete via Logrono Day 10 Navarete to Najera 2 May 2014 A False Start This morning we let ourselves out of our accommodation at 7am leaving the key in the…

Day 11 Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada 3 May 2014 Not Quite What We Expected I’ve always wanted to stay in a Parador (usually a converted monastery) but they are really expensive. … some as much as $600/…

Day 12 Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado Day 13 Belorado to San Juan de Ortega 5 May 2014 Some Days are Better Than Others Today was a long walk with some steep uphill. Not a good day for…

Day 14 San Juan de Ortega to Burgos 7 may 2014 Our Longest Walking Day So Far It’s the end of our longest day so far. 26km. Made even longer by the fact that a fast half hour in we…

Day 15 Burgos to Hornillos 8 May 2014 Passing the 300km Mark Yesterday we passed the 300 km mark as we left Burgos for a long stretch near, alongside and crossing main roads and a railway line. Not fun! Entering…

Day 16 Hornillos to Castrojerez Day 17 Castrojerez to Fromista 10 May 2014 Blisters Over 330km into our Camino, and just when I was feeling complacent,  I felt a niggle on my left heel only 11km into today’s 26km walk….

Day 18 Fromista to Carrion de los Condes 12 May 2014 The Side Route Paid Off Yesterday we had a lovely walk along a river.  Shade, birdsong, wildflowers and even frogs letting us know they were there. We were fortunate…

Day 19 Carrion de los Condes to Calzadilla de las Cuevas 13 May 2014 Some Days are Easier than Others I don’t understand how the more than 22km today seemed easier than the 17km yesterday. The long, straight and hard…

Day 20 Calzadilla de las Cuevas to Sahagun Day 21 Sahagun to El Burgo de Ranero Day 22 El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de las Mulas 15 May 2014 A Less Worn Path Yesterday we took the less popular Roman…