The storm continues at full force and we are glad to have cabbed to our next stop at Atapuerca, home to the prehistoric caves where the earliest human remains ever were discovered in Europe and dated back to over 900,000 years. If the storm lifts we hope to get to the Unesco site. As we…

Two weeks on the Camino, if this had been one of the first I'd have had serious questions about the rest. But we are encouraged because we already know not every day is like this. Back to last night at the truck stop. The name El Choclatero is related to a Spanish song, not that…

The pain of pilgrimage presented itself in the form of strong, cool headwinds, taking us five hours to walk 11 miles (18k). The clouds hung low: We had a brief stop in Santo Domingo to stop in at a beautiful, more simple church than what we've been seeing: Had our first try of pulpo, slices…

Four hours of hiking with two steep segments on each end. The only issue was taking no break, trying to outwalk a threatening looking rain storm. C checked out a crop of some sort of root vegetables and met a spider guarding the crops from marauding peregrinos (pilgrims). Walked through a ghost town of new…

Long day, long post. We passed the ruins of a Pilgrim Alburgue and hospital built in 1185. That gives you a feel for the numbers who have made the pilgrimage over the centuries. The primary affliction of those on the Camino has to do with feet. There are worse things. We have passed several memorials…

The walking conditions were perfect and perhaps we pushed it – 18.7 miles. Not kilometres, you're reading that correctly. We went beyond our comfort zone and completed 30.1k in about eight hours, not counting two breaks. This is big for us, but many people following the Brierley guide complete similar stages daily.  We started from…

Leaving Viana, we found a greeting from a local graffiti artist. It was a very hot but short 2.5 hour walk through more vinyards into the lively city of Logrono. Today it's about the food. Most restaurants offer a menu del dia, three courses with wine, ranging from 8-13e. The quality is definitely better toward…

Being retired, this Camino is our new work of sorts for awhile. It hit me though, that we have had no days off. In that regard we've made a compromise: two short days = one day off. And that's our plan for today (3.5 hours) and tomorrow (2.5 hours). Last night's accommodation was excellent, a…

Ah, the Camino has many parallels to life, today's being plans are made for changing. What was to be a half rest day turned into 19 kms in the scorching sun. We left Villamayor de Monjardin at the leisurely hour of 9:30, an hour later than usual, anticipating an easy day. For some reason this…

Excuse the absence, wifi and even cell reception is sporadic. It was a 6.5 hour day, pretty reasonable until the end, but all in all a good day on the Camino. Our weather has been exceptional, quite warm balanced with a cool breeze. We're usually on the path at 8:30a.m. While the shadows are still…