by ralphdobbertin | May 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Leon is a psychiatrist married to Frauke his GP wife. He was quite pleased to visit this beautiful city center. Leon has a spectacular cathedral. We all agreed we liked it better than the one in Burgos as good as that one was. it had a more pleasing serenity. I think...
by ralphdobbertin | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
It’s a bit of milestone. We will have a look at its monastery and there is a Gaudi building tho I don’t think it’s one of his best. Not too many pics today. The walk was about 27km but while perfectly fine we’ve seen a lot of the views before. All that said I did do a...
by ralphdobbertin | Apr 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
First the scenery was much better and we finally went past the halfway mark and got our certificate to prove it. Quite a good feeling. We still have 2 in our group that may quit: they r currently taking taxis to the end points to try and recover a bit. It’s hard to...
by ralphdobbertin | Apr 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
But tomorrow we walk past Sahagun the middle of the Camino. there we can get a certificate for completing the half. Feels a little like a gold star in grade school. Can’t wait to get it tho. People are starting to stop now. Some are going home or at least seriously...
by ralphdobbertin | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Was a little tired yesterday so I didn’t post. We are in the thick of the meseta. This is about a 5 day hike where sound minded and able bodied people crack or make it. Wish me luck. Yesterday was 36 km of dirt road and wheat. Today was 20 km of dirt road beside a...
by ralphdobbertin | Apr 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Was a great walking day out of Burgos. Sun was hot and bright. Found a place to stay in Hontanas. Feet very sore: ankles and feet slightly swollen. Will walk about 35 km tomorrow Working quite hard to do this walk. While many people do it: I promise you it’s not easy....
