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Day 13, to Castrojeriz
April 28, 2026 Last year the walk from Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz was one of my favourite days of the Camino. This year it also was a beautiful walk, but quite different than last year. Starting out last year, it was misty with an almost golden glow to everything as the sun came out…
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Day 4, to Puente La Reina
April 19, 2026 On Sunday, April 19, I started walking at about 6:20. I wanted to use my spiffy new headlamp, but I was in a big city, Pamplona, and the streetlights were more than enough to see the way. From my albergue, the Camino went uphill into Pamplona’s Old Town (Casco Histórico). It was…
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25 May – El Día de la Patria Argentina
On this date, in 1810, people in Argentina took the first steps towards breaking away from Spain and becoming an independent nation. My brother and I wanted to celebrate in some way, but this is a small town with no Argentinian food available. So we had a bowl of lentil soup, a ham and cheese…
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18 May – A Short Walk to Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias
Only 12 kms today. Yeah, say my feet! Today’s walk was a great improvement over yesterday’s. Big improvement. It was a sunny, warm walk on a dirt path, through a couple charming towns, to the small town where we’re staying. There are many bridges all along the Camino. Today we walked over the bridge at…