Carrion to Terradillos – 25.8kms Everyone was up early today because this was the stage where the first village wasn’t for nearly 18kms. This required breakfast before leaving at 6:30am, requiring me to be up even earlier. I don’t function well early so my conversation skills were nearly zero. Stepping Continue Reading

Terradillos de los Templarios to Bercianos del Real Camino – 24kms (plus an extra 2kms due to forgetting my poles!) If it wasn’t for my feet screaming at me, I wouldn’t have thought I had effectively walked 26kms today. The air was crisp and with no city lights or moonlight, Continue Reading

Bercianos to Reliegos – 20.5kms After pushing my feet yesterday, I’d decided to do a short day today. Short in the Meseta means 20kms. I was a little concerned even about this distance considering how bad my feet were, but I cruised the 20kms as if I had just started Continue Reading

Reliegos to Leon – 24.3kms I’m not sure what it was, but today felt like an exciting day for everyone as we would be arriving at Leon. Maybe it was the knowledge of soon seeing the end of the Meseta and a return to the mountains or recognising Leon as Continue Reading

Leon – Rest Day (according to my phone, I still did 15kms of wandering.) Oh, the sheer joy of not having to get up early. How luxurious to lie in bed… until my companions start opening windows and making noises about food. We trooped off for brunch and I never Continue Reading

Leon to Villar de Mazarife – 21.8kms One day of rest and the body was already saying “wait, you were serious about continuing to do this?” It was a tough slog walking out of Leon and it is official – John Brierley is on crack when he writes his damn Continue Reading

Mazarife to Hospital de Orbigo – 14kms What a sleep! Firstly, 40 beds and hardly anyone snored or if they did, they were far enough away to not bother me. Secondly, I managed to sleep in the silk liner without waking up twisted in knots. The offset of all this Continue Reading

Hospital de Orbigo to Astorga – 16kms Another leisurely morning was planned with a 16km today, so I was lazing in my little cubby until Jean sent me a photo of breakfast. I was out of bed, dressed and downstairs in two minutes flat. I had kiwi fruit with breakfast! Continue Reading

Astorga Rest Day (According to my phone, I did 10kms of walking) I was extremely fortunate to sleep later this morning as I couldn’t seem to fall asleep and it was after 3am before I finally did! Maybe the sound of snoring is becoming a needed sound in the background. Continue Reading

Astorga to Foncebadon – 26kms I had my alarm set for just after 6am as it was a big day and I wanted to be on the move by 6:30am but once again, it didn’t go off. (I have since discovered that in an update, the alarm sound and vibration Continue Reading