06/26 – Rain – 20.5km (12.7 miles) to Carrion De Los Condes

Day 20 – What would make people get up at 6:00 AM to walk I the rain? The cool rain was coming down as we suited up in our rain gear this morning. For reasons […]

Day 21 – A long day across the country with miles and miles of wheat but no towns for 17km. After 6.5 hours we arrive in a former stronghold of the Knoghts of Templar. We […]

Day 22 – it’s hard to believe we are already entering week four of this journey. We have also built our stamina to be able to walk 15+ miles on some days. Unfortunately Morgan has […]

Day 23 – the day started with fear. We knew we had a 19km trek across no mans land. No water, no villages no nothing. Morgan could not wear her hiking boots due to blisters […]

Day 24 – today was a fairly short leg into the big town of Leon. With a population around 130,000, Leon was a Roman military garrison and has been conquered and re-conquered by the Visagoth, […]

Day 25 – Morgan has been struggling with a real sore little toe. It was so bad she could not wear her hiking shoes. So we are taking an extra day in Leon. We have […]

Day 26 – The day started with rain. After stressing out with worry yesterday my fears of cold wet feet were unfounded. Yes it rained this morning but the feet stayed warm and dry. I […]

Day 27 – Uggg! A nearly 20 mile day. Started as a beautiful morning and ended with uphill toe jamming, ankle twisting softball sized rocks. The backpack seemed to get heavier and heavier. My back […]

Day 28 – today we headed towards the mountains and tomorrow we climb to the highest point of the trek. The Knights of Templar were here in the 12th century to ensure the safe […]

Day 28 – we started today’s climb to the highest point on the Camino (4,934 ft) to one of the best known symbols on the trail. A simple iron cross atop a tall weathered pole […]