Today was a comedy of errors, that might have made for a good sitcom episode, and that I’m sure we will laugh at in hindsight. We started our walk out of Castrojeriz with a quest for breakfast, but the path we took out of town didn’t yield any success. Wherever the breakfasts were, we didn’t…
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Walking the Camino de Santiago: Day 20 – Castrojeriz
Today was a hot day on the meseta. We should get going earlier than we do, but trying to get the girls up, get packed, and get on the trail always takes us longer than we plan. Plus, we are hesitant to interrupt the girls’ sleep. It means we don’t get far before the heat…
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Day 19 – Hontanas
We got up motivated and ready to start the day, but when we went to put the girls in the stroller, the stroller was gone! Sandra and I took a moment to regroup and search for the stroller. If it was gone, we decided, we would go back to Burgos and figure out our trip…
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Day 18 – Tardajos
Today was a relaxing day. We only had 10 kilometers to walk, so we slept in and grabbed a full sit-down breakfast, rather than a croissant and a quick coffee. We found a place in Burgos that did bacon and eggs and smoothies, and so we treated ourselves to a nice meal to celebrate mother’s…
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Days 16 & 17 – Burgos
We knew we needed a chance to clear our heads, eat food that doesn’t come from a “pilgrim’s menu,” and come up with a plan for how we will finish the Camino, so we took two full rest days in Burgos. Burgos is beautiful. At the center of town is possibly the prettiest cathedral along…
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Day 15 – Burgos
Today was the first day we’ve talked about quitting the Camino. It was a long hard day, following a few long, hard days, and we’re wondering if this Camino with kids idea was simply too much. We woke up and got a late start, having breakfast and waiting for a taxi to take us to…
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Day 14 – Villafranca de Oca
Two weeks on the Camino, and today we all felt the exhaustion. Mentally more than physically. Today we walked 12 kilometers to Villafranca de Oca. We have been keeping the same schedule as a British couple, and we started the day off chatting with them over breakfast before hitting the trail. The walk out of…
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Day 13 – Belorado
Initially, we didn’t think we were going to walk at all today, but we decided to maintain our routine and we walked half of the route to Belorado. It was a really fun walk, today. Cool, but not cold, with a reasonably flat and smooth path. We kept a good pace throughout the morning, and…
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Day 12 – Santo Domingo
There were a couple of factors working against us for today’s walk. First, was the weather. It was a gloomy day, cold and gray with a prediction of rain. We’ve enjoyed the rain, as it offers a reprieve from the scorching sun, but we were unprepared for rain today because of the second speed bump….
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Day 11 – Najera
I walked the Camino de Santiago solo in 2014 and Najera was my absolute worst night. I had walked 30 kilometers into town, only to find no open beds, and I wound up sleeping in a storage locker. I called home crying, and wanted nothing more than to be done with the Camino. Later, everyone…