Days 16, 17, 18 & 19: Frómista to Carrión de los Condes to Terradillos de los Templarios to Calzadilla de los Hermanillos to Mansilla de las Mulas (AKA “This Is Very Exhausting”)

It has been about 100 kilometers since I last updated the blog. Oof. One day goes by, and then two. Then you have to do a huge load of laundry and get exhausted and push it another day. Then you have to spend an hour and a half hand-stitching up your boots and another day […]

Days 14 & 15: Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz to Frómista (AKA “There are UPs and there are DOWNs”)

Day 14 on my own was a pretty okay day (as I last left you, here on this bloggy thing). I made my way to an albergue, then met some new friends in the street, who invited me to their pilgrim-created dinner – a thrown together Spanish-infused Italian pasta feast, attended almost entirely by Germans. […]

Days 12 & 13: Atapuerca to Burgos to Hornillos del Camino

Saturday night in Atapuerca ended up being a fun one. I shared a pasta dinner with a group of Italians, Spaniards and a Portuguese man. Pasta all’amatriciana. Nothing like bacon and carbs. The first and only time I have had this before was from my Italian friend Andrea when he cooked it for me once. […]

Day 11: Belorado to Atapuerca (AKA “When the Priest says ‘Cantar!’, you sing”)

Today was a very early solo morning departure under the stars. Last night I attended a mass in the town cathedral which was followed by a pilgrim blessing. I thought the service was really lovely and I enjoyed that they incorporated all the pilgrims’ native languages into the blessing. After the blessing, I headed back […]