06/23 – Hornillos to Castrojeriz – 20.2 km

Day 17 – good day, started cool after a stormy night, but hot afternoon. Last night I had a bit of a scare with the arise of an abdominal issue I have been challenged with. […]

Day 18 – Morgan insisted we take a day off today. Today it is raining and we are staying at a Rural Hotel for $ 36 euros. Great view, Quite nice. We have been walking […]

Day 19 – The day started with an 12% grade, 1000 meter climb over the slopes of Mosteclates. While this was a tough climb, we were rewarded with magnificent views of the valley where we […]

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 […]