We spent last night in a hostel in the village of Isar, a few kilometres off the trail, as Hornillos was totally booked. The hostel arranged for pick up and drop off to the Camino at no charge.
I'm finding while walking I'm afflicted with musical ear worms. Waiting for our ride, a Scottsman shared his disappointment in only seeing two wild animals to date. A squirrel and… No don't say it, I thought. Oh no here it comes, that F word that bores from my ear into my head… a fox. What Does a The Fox Say… Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring a ringading.
Today we covered 20.2k (12.6 miles) in 5.75 hours including time to explore ruins and churches. The first half was eerily shrouded in fog.
Big blue eyes, pointy nose, chasing mice and digging holes…
It started lifting as we approached Hontanas, where we stopped for a break.
We passed an interesting little hermitage dedicated to St. Bridget of Sweden, who did the Camino with her husband in 1342. It took them three years for a round trip pilgrimage from Sweden.
During the second half of our walk today the Camino passed right through the 14th century ruins of the Convent of San Anton.
What does the fox say?
Blogless Marsha once told me the cure for a ear worm is to listen to the song all the way through. As soon as I finish this post I'm off to YouTube.
Castrojeriz looked intriguing in the distance. C and I agreed to pass on hiking to the castle ruins far above the town.
Prior to checking in to our room we toured the Ex-Colegiata de Santa Maria del Monzano.
They had a display of 16th century works of art right out in the open, no barriers or protection from people.
Tomorrow is going to be a long one, hopefully about 27k. It's farther than we expected as we are still 1.5k from the centre of town.
Life's a Stitch 
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