Day 16 Castrojeriz to Boadillo. 19.5 km The blog photo for you Hugh. Sam the donkey. A big climb out of town 750m to 950m. 12 degrees up and 18 degrees down. As I crested the hill the guy with the donkey was singing and playing his guitar THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN. The donkey's name was Sam a larger version of Popcorn. The descent from the top was so steep it was concreted. Unfortunately I was not at the right time to see the bikes go down. I really enjoyed ...

Day15 Hornillos to Castrojeriz. 21 kms. Very pleasant walk today with a gentle climb to Sambol where I had coffee and croissant for breakfast and then mostly downhill. The toe socks and sandals are great for my feet. It my knees appreciate more support than they offer. It will become a balance. Was a bit out of sorts with my pack today for the first time. Everything I needed was at the bottom or not where I expected it. Will sort that out. I left at 7:15 this...

Day 14 Burgos to Hornillos 21 km I had dinner last night with Inga. She is returning to Germany on Sunday. We went to a really Spanish bar and had pxintos like tapas but different area. I had artichoke and peppers and octopus and potato. Both very delicious. Left hotel at 9:00 then had cafe con leche with neopolitano in the square by the magnificent cathedral. Why do I keep wanting to order cafe con carne. Chillies with meat good coffee with meat ridiculous. ...

0 kms. Well several kms of walking but no closer to Santiago. Well a day off and such a lot to do. It is early evening now. Five o'clock so shops are open again. I went out this morning around half past eight for breakfast. Went and took a tour through the Cathedral. Very beautiful. So many chapels and apse and naves. Each ornately decorated. Carved marble wood and limestone. Craftsmen taking years to comets each commission. Restoration was happening as we wa...

Day 12. Atapuerca to Burgos. 15 kms walking about 4 by bus. 215kms completed in under 12 days. The next section to Ponferrada will be 283 kms in 15 days. Got up and started walking about 8:30. The first 2.5 out of Atapuerca were uphill. There was a thick most and not the promised vistas. My camera is not good at landscape anyway. I started to notice some tiny flowers on the top. Yes Marie the thyme is in bloom but only just. I have made an album of differ...