We had decided to leave early the night before so were all up at 6. But Fiona's knees were still swollen and she made the very sensible decision not to walk the whole way. The plan was made that she would bus to Los Arcos and slowly walk to Sansol and confirm our bookings at the Albergue so that we didn't need to rush. That meant we could have a leisurely breakfast at the hostel and we were all so pleased because we were tired and, the day before, going so long w...

Last night was noisy. A metal bunk night is bad at the best of times but this was a Saturday night in Spain - need I say more. Why do Spaniards have to shout all of the time? This morning the cockerel started at about 5.30 and then the church bells began at six. Added to this I was on the top bunk which had no side rail and so I spent the night worrying about falling out!! David and Jennifer had gone already so they couldn't have had a great night either! I manag...

It was not difficult to leave the Jesus and Mary before dawn and get on the road! We walked through the still dark streets and the Camino was unusually not so easy to follow but after a few indecisive moments we were back on track. We had breakfast in a cafe on the outskirts of town and the cafe served lovely coffee, tortilla and almond croissants so we felt nice and full. It was still dark when we left the cafe and then, after a few flashes of lightening, the ra...