Camino de Santiago

As lousy as yesterday was for the most part, I held hope that this day's journey to El Burgo Ranero might be a little more comfortable.  The sky seemed to be clearing, slowly.  Pilgrims who started out with their ponchos on, one by one, packed them away for a sunnier disposition of clothing.  The sun … Continue reading Terradillo de Templarios to El Burgo Ranero – Day 17

After such a pleasant stay in Carrion de los Condes, I felt ready for the next leg of my journey; Terradillo de Templarios.  This small town is known both as a once stronghold of the Knights Templar and as the halfway point of the Camino Frances; or the Camino de Santiago from St. Jean Pied … Continue reading Carrion de los Condes to Terradillo de Templarios – Day 16

As long as the walk to Itero de la Vega seemed to be, the walk to Carrion de los Condes seemed short in contrast.  It had little to do with actual distances and much more to do with purpose.  From Itero de la Vega, I had first thought that I would spend the night in … Continue reading Itero de la Vega to Carrion de los Condes – Day 15

Any sense of God’s call upon me to deal with something that I had been feeling the last two days or so, became dwarfed by the time I had reached the town of Hontanna.  What had taken its place was a sense of doubt.  “What am I really doing out here.”  Now I do not … Continue reading Hontanna to Itero de la Vega – Day 14

Leaving Burgos, I continued my journey through northern Spain, and onto Hontanna.  I had planned to stay in Hornillos del Camino, but with an early arrival, and a restless feeling, I decided to forge onto Hontanna; some ten kilometers away.  Hontanna surprised and pleased me with its tight epicenter catering exclusively to the many peregrinos … Continue reading Burgos to Hontanna – Day 13