Hello!!! Friends, family, welcome to another exciting addition to this blog.
Today we bussed from the bustling city of Burgos to Hornillos del Camino. Rain was in the forecast for the entire day, so starting out the day in gloomy Hornillos set the mood for a long, 21km walk. We walked about 5km to this tiny spot called San Bole for our first checkpoint. I call this a “spot”, because it wasn’t much more than an albergue. The next stretch until the second checkpoint was 10km. The terrain today was relatively flat, with little to no trees. All you could see for miles was wind mills, and grass. Thank god it was overcast for the most part today, because there would’ve been zero shade if it had been sunny.
About halfway through the day we stopped at this cute little cafe to take a break. It was amazing, let me tell ya. We ordered patatas fritas, chocolate churros, and tortilla (an egg and potato bake). Not only was the food great, but the bathrooms had the holy bathroom trinity: toilet paper, something to wipe your hands on, and a toilet seat!!! Overall, the hour long lunch break was much needed and very good for the soul.
After that, the day passed by fairly easily. Once lunch was over it seemed like we were headed straight into a torrential down pour, but surprisingly we only got drizzled on for less than an hour. At one point there was an old man in his car on the trail giving out stamps for our passports, which was both shady and sort of nice (?).
The albergue we are staying at serves possibly the best dinner EVER. There was homemade hummus (that was to DIE for), an interesting noodle stir fry thing, and chocolate mousse for dessert! After we were done eating, we made a 20 minute uphill trek to a castle on the outskirts of town. Oh my, there were quite some views. It was this beautiful 9th century castle that had breathtaking views of the land going on for miles. The whole group watched the sunset together. By far this was my favorite night of the trip.
Alright, thanks for reading! Stay tuned for more Camino shenanigans!
Today we bussed from the bustling city of Burgos to Hornillos del Camino. Rain was in the forecast for the entire day, so starting out the day in gloomy Hornillos set the mood for a long, 21km walk. We walked about 5km to this tiny spot called San Bole for our first checkpoint. I call this a “spot”, because it wasn’t much more than an albergue. The next stretch until the second checkpoint was 10km. The terrain today was relatively flat, with little to no trees. All you could see for miles was wind mills, and grass. Thank god it was overcast for the most part today, because there would’ve been zero shade if it had been sunny.
About halfway through the day we stopped at this cute little cafe to take a break. It was amazing, let me tell ya. We ordered patatas fritas, chocolate churros, and tortilla (an egg and potato bake). Not only was the food great, but the bathrooms had the holy bathroom trinity: toilet paper, something to wipe your hands on, and a toilet seat!!! Overall, the hour long lunch break was much needed and very good for the soul.
After that, the day passed by fairly easily. Once lunch was over it seemed like we were headed straight into a torrential down pour, but surprisingly we only got drizzled on for less than an hour. At one point there was an old man in his car on the trail giving out stamps for our passports, which was both shady and sort of nice (?).
The albergue we are staying at serves possibly the best dinner EVER. There was homemade hummus (that was to DIE for), an interesting noodle stir fry thing, and chocolate mousse for dessert! After we were done eating, we made a 20 minute uphill trek to a castle on the outskirts of town. Oh my, there were quite some views. It was this beautiful 9th century castle that had breathtaking views of the land going on for miles. The whole group watched the sunset together. By far this was my favorite night of the trip.
Alright, thanks for reading! Stay tuned for more Camino shenanigans!
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