Saturday June 8, 2019 Castrojeriz --> Frómista 24.9 km 40,781 Steps We started off our day with another breakfast at the albergue. Today I had some plain muffins and corn flakes with soy milk (a rare find along the Camino). We got an early start and enjoyed our breakfast with the few other early risers … Continue reading Camino Day 18 →

Friday June 7, 2019 Hornillos del Camino --> Castrojeriz 20.0 km 34,838 Steps Our wonderful albergue in Hornillos del Camino got us started off on our next day right, with a breakfast spread of tea, toast, muffins, and juice. We left feeling fueled and ready for a new day of walking. On the plains of … Continue reading Camino Day 17 →

Thursday June 6, 2019 Burgos --> Hornillos del Camino 20.9 km 36,258 Steps I've been so excited to write about today simply because of the albergue we stayed in for the night. Definitely top 3 albergues of the Camino and so memorable. But first, our day of walking. We left Burgos at sunrise and got … Continue reading Camino Day 16 →

Wednesday June 5, 2019 Atapuerca --> Burgos 19.8 km 40,478 Steps We saw on the weather app that today was going to be a rainy day and it did not disappoint. Something I had read in my preparation for the Camino said to expect up to 1/3 of your days to be rainy. In all, … Continue reading Camino Day 15 →

Tuesday June 4, 2019 Villafranca Montes de Oca --> Atapuerca 18.3 km 32,659 Steps Before our day of walking even started, we had a very eventful morning. This morning will easily be my most memorable morning of the whole Camino. I woke up at 4:45am with a nosebleed and scrambled to dig my emergency toilet … Continue reading Camino Day 14 →

Monday June 3, 2019 Belorado --> Villafranca Montes de Oca 11.9 km 26,650 Steps Today was a perfectly unremarkable day. After the rough two days we had had we decided this morning before even leaving Belorado that we were only going to go a very short distance today (comparatively). Katie and Andy had seen me … Continue reading Camino Day 13 →

Sunday June 2, 2019 Santo Domingo de la Calzada --> Belorado 22.9 km 40,506 Steps Today was another hard day. The physical toll yesterday had taken on my body manifested itself in the mental/emotional realm today.My Camino journal Since we had gotten in so late last night it felt like I had just taken a … Continue reading Camino Day 12 →

Saturday June 1, 2019 Ventosa --> Santo Domingo de la Calzada 31.1 km 53,790 Steps Today was by far my longest day on the Camino. It was also the day I almost gave my mother a heart attack. Today was especially difficult because not only was it the longest, but it was also the hottest … Continue reading Camino Day 11 →

Friday May 31, 2019 Logroño --> Ventosa 19.4 km 34,014 Steps Today we woke up eager and ready to get back on the trail and put some miles behind us!My Camino journal You would think that having mailed off almost 5 lbs. of extra stuff would have made my backpack feel lighter, but not wearing … Continue reading Camino Day 10 →

Thursday May 30, 2019 Rest Day in Logroño 0 km 8,091 Steps Today was my first and only rest day of my Camino. Even though I had had the opportunity to go to the doctor the day before, I still thought it would be best for me to take a day off today and rest … Continue reading Camino Day 9 →