Month: October 2019

Sahagun – El Burgo Ranero. Distance 17.9 km. Towns along the way Bercianos Del Real Camino 9.7 km.

Calzada de cotto is slightly on a varient and make sure not to cross the bridge people aim the arrows towards it. Bercianos is a great place to have lunch because of both it’s location and it’s options. The walk is pretty easy and nice.

Calzadilla De La Cueza – Sahagun Distance 22 km. Towns along the way Ledigos 6.1 -Terradillos De Los Templarios 9.5 – Moratinos 12.7 – SAN Nicolas Del Real Camino 15.3 km.

Today has a few variations but it is quickest to follow the original route. There are many towns along the way so you do not have to worry about a place to stop for lunch. I recomend having lunch at san Nicolas.

Carrion De Los Condes – Calzadilla. Distance 17.3 km. Towns along the way none.

Today is quite an easy day unless you count the freezing cold rain we walked in. At 9.0 km there is a bar in the middle of nowhere called bar oasis. It is only open from April to early October. At Calzadilla there is two albergues coming into town a really nice restaurant and a bar. TIPS: If you are walking in the rain you need really warm clothes and you want to leave early cause in the rain everyone rushes for beds. It’s cold in the rain so you should put on all your warm layers my hands were so freezings I you really want gloves. 🥶

Fromista – Carrion De Los Condes. Distance 19.3 km. Towns along the way Poblacion 3.4 – Villamentero 9.3 – Villalcazar De Sirga 13.6 km.

At Poblacion there are a few places to stay and eat. Villamentero has a few places but there is a really nice cafe and albergue coming into town called Albergue Amanecer. At Villacazar there are lots of places to stay at and to eat at but the track goes to the left of the town not through it. Carrion it is pretty big so it is quite easy to find a place to eat at and stay at.

Castrojeriz – Fromista. Distance 24.9km. Towns along the way Itero De La Vega 10.6 – Boadilla Del Camino 19.1 km

The first uphill is tough and you are up there for a short while then a short but tough descent. At Itero it is pretty nice and there are a few places to stay and to eat at. At Boadilla there are a few places to stay and like two places to eat at. After that really short distance until Fromista. At Fromista there is a supermarket as well as some bars and restaurants.

Hornillos – Castrojeriz. Distance 20.1 km. Towns along the way San Bol – 5.7 Hontanas – 10.7 Arco San Anton 16.1 km.

Today it was pretty wet and miserable but we still enjoyed it. San bol is an albergue in the middle of nowhere.and I don’t know how many beds it has so you have to be careful. Hontanas on the other had has lots of accomodation and multiple places to eat but in the rain they can be pretty packed. At Sam Anton there is one albergue to the left but it is marked clearly. At Castrojeriz there are lots of places to stay including two municipal albergues. There are some stores to buy food and quite a few bars/restaurants.

Some days you feel like giving up and other days you feel like you could go on forever.”The Camino is hard in different ways but overall it is an amazing life experience for all who walk it to enjoy”.Some people are really supportive to my parents that I am walking with them and others not so much because their schooling systems are much different than schools in New Zealand.Twenty to twenty-five kilometre days are what suite us some people can do thirty+ others can only do15- kilometres it just depends on what suits you. You meet so many new friends along the way and sometimes it can be almost painful when you lose schedule with them. Every day you see new things and new people of a whole variety of different nationalitys so each day is always new.