· James Torr · Personal · 1 min read
Day 0: Packing Time
Camino day 0! Pack ready, a few lessons from the Camino Portuguese, managed to get the pack down to a bit over 3kg since 2 years ago with @luishntattoo and @flavioamiel. Bom camino!
Related Posts
View All Posts »
Day 12: Atapuerca to Burgos 20km
My last day of my camino stage starts with a dull, throbbing, itchy awakening from slumber. Did I get sunburned yesterday evening? I thought I stayed out of the evening light.
Day 11: Belorado to Atapuerca, 30km, 500m ascent
After a warm, humid night in a packed 20 bed hostel room, punctuated by nocturnal utterances from my roommates, I'm awake at 4am. I try to sleep for an hour but I'm out of the hostel just after 5, alone, passing by locals still enjoying the fiesta. This is my second to last day on the Camino, and the scenery has been a little disappointing for the last few days.
Day 10: Grañón to Belorado 15 km.
Today was a 'rest' day with only 3 hours walking. I planned a lie in, but I'm in the habit of waking up early, so I was awake before 5. The church bells in the village we're staying in go off on the hour through the night, and the locals party late. Everything seems geared to late night life here, a side effect of hot days and balmy nights.
Day 9: Nájera to Grañón 27km.
Another long day today, but temperatures have cooled down somewhat, and they'll be positively fresh tomorrow. We arrive in Grañón around midday, and investigate the donativo albergue. There's three types of hostels on the Camino: municipal, parochial and private. Municipal (or multiprinciple as my walking buddy calls them) are fairly basic, very affordable (€6-10) hostels run by the local council, mostly quite clean, but basic and can be a bit noisy.