Day 12 ended in carrion de los condes

Very short day today, only 4 hours of walking.

The wind was brisk. With the wind chill, it was literally freezing temps. I was sad.

Got a hotel room. Nice little town, with a shop that sold me overpriced gloves so I can be not sad tomorrow. 

Ate a huge meal.

Last big day tomorrow. After this I’ll take it more easy. Also the towns start to become closer together.

Miles 14

Day 11 in Fromista

( I forgot last night)

Super windy all day. I’m still a little chilled even the next morning.

A short day today and a private room for some privacy tonight.

Nice little river
Only real climb today is over that hill
And the top is marked, last night’s town in the distance there
An old hospital and church, they were serving cookies and coffee inside
A bunch of storks were building nests up there. I watched for a while

Miles 17

Day 10 ending in Castrojerez

Well I made it. 26 miles. I averaged 3 mph of walking, 8.7 total hours.

My dogs are barking, but otherwise, I feel pretty good.

Dinner at the hostel was really good. Fish and chips, but actually good and actually homemade.

On the way out of burgos, the way was marked by these cutouts. All of them were painted differently
Old waymarker
It was way muddier that this photo can show
Abandoned monastery
There’s a face in there
We had assigned seating lol

Miles 26

Day 9 ending in Burgos

Nice day walking. I got a small blister yesterday. The blister and my plantar fasciitis were having a lively conversation for a while, but soon they ran out of things to say and got very quiet.

Burgos is a neat old place. Lots of public art and lots of regular old tourists too.

The cathedral here is great. It’s got it’s very own Unesco world heritage designation apart from the city. That’s unique.

I’ve got a long day ahead. 26 miles if I can make it. If not, I’ll call a taxi and save myself from walking in the dark at the end of the day.

Today’s walking consisted of mostly a road around the airport. Tedious.
There was one cute little village
It was so strange to see a giant factory 15 minutes after stepping in cow shit in a field
It’s a da Vinci? I’m not sure because it wasn’t behind glass or anything
Giant pic of a giant st christopher
Lots of these carvings all around the main altar

Miles 17.1