Hi guys
We have just completed our second stage of the Camino. From Estella we caught a bus to Logrono then a bus to Leon. The bus stopped for half an hour in Burgos and the bus driver, who could speak English (Yay), quickly shuffled us off the bus and kindly showed us the "Jewel of the City" - the beautiful Cathedral of Burgos which was an unexpected highlight of the day. Arrived in Leon about 7.30pm and found a parish Albergue to stay 5 Euros each. We had to sleep in separate dorms (female and male). Next day (3 May) we bussed it to Astorga and started walking to Rabanal at about 10.15am. and got there about 3.30pm, It was a long boring stretch to Rabanal with lots of rain and it was very cold. We passed through many old delapidated villages - with lots of history. We stayed in a private pension in Rabanel - warm and cosy. We had a breakfast in the morning and set off and walked about 25km to Molinaseca - it rained all day and we spotted lots of snow on the mountains around us. Highlights of the day was the Cruz De Ferro where we placed all the stones from friends and family which Stew had been carrying the whole time so he is now a few kg´s lighter!! The other hightlight was to see Thomas the Knight of the Templer - we stopped there for a coffee and marie biscuits. It was raining, misty and bitterly cold approx 5 degrees. The last stretch down to Molinaseca was a treacherous uneven muddy trek in cold rain. Wendy´s foot has been troublesome - possibly acillies tendinitous, but she is nursing it and rubbing cream in every night and once she starts walking it warms up and gets better.
We stayed in a very expensive place (by accident) we thought was 15 Euros but was 50 euros for the night! We left there this morning and did a gentle pleasant walk to Ponfarrada about 8kms - lovely sunny day and we are waiting to catch a bus to Saria tonight - arrive about 7pm to continue our third and final stage of our Camino approx 110km. Ponfarrada a big city bustling with flea markets today, very interesting and colourful, and we visited a beautiful castle.
We have heard that this has been the coldest and wettest month of May in Spain in years!
Just our luck! But we are tough and determined - we have to rememeber to put one step in front of the other - this builds character (so they say!). Cheers for now. x
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We have just completed our second stage of the Camino. From Estella we caught a bus to Logrono then a bus to Leon. The bus stopped for half an hour in Burgos and the bus driver, who could speak English (Yay), quickly shuffled us off the bus and kindly showed us the "Jewel of the City" - the beautiful Cathedral of Burgos which was an unexpected highlight of the day. Arrived in Leon about 7.30pm and found a parish Albergue to stay 5 Euros each. We had to sleep in separate dorms (female and male). Next day (3 May) we bussed it to Astorga and started walking to Rabanal at about 10.15am. and got there about 3.30pm, It was a long boring stretch to Rabanal with lots of rain and it was very cold. We passed through many old delapidated villages - with lots of history. We stayed in a private pension in Rabanel - warm and cosy. We had a breakfast in the morning and set off and walked about 25km to Molinaseca - it rained all day and we spotted lots of snow on the mountains around us. Highlights of the day was the Cruz De Ferro where we placed all the stones from friends and family which Stew had been carrying the whole time so he is now a few kg´s lighter!! The other hightlight was to see Thomas the Knight of the Templer - we stopped there for a coffee and marie biscuits. It was raining, misty and bitterly cold approx 5 degrees. The last stretch down to Molinaseca was a treacherous uneven muddy trek in cold rain. Wendy´s foot has been troublesome - possibly acillies tendinitous, but she is nursing it and rubbing cream in every night and once she starts walking it warms up and gets better.
We stayed in a very expensive place (by accident) we thought was 15 Euros but was 50 euros for the night! We left there this morning and did a gentle pleasant walk to Ponfarrada about 8kms - lovely sunny day and we are waiting to catch a bus to Saria tonight - arrive about 7pm to continue our third and final stage of our Camino approx 110km. Ponfarrada a big city bustling with flea markets today, very interesting and colourful, and we visited a beautiful castle.
We have heard that this has been the coldest and wettest month of May in Spain in years!
Just our luck! But we are tough and determined - we have to rememeber to put one step in front of the other - this builds character (so they say!). Cheers for now. x
"the Jewel of Burgos" - the beautiful cathedral
Cowboy bar
Stew feeding his lunch to the Camino cats
Disney "look-alike" castle - Estella
Our room in a Pension in Rabanal
Cruz De Ferro - the famous Iron Cross
Placing our S.A. flag (and stones) on the Iron Cross
Coffee and biscuits at the "Knight of the Templer"
Typical Tortillia (egg, onion & potato slice) and bread for lunch!
Ponferrada city
The Headless Angel in Ponferrada
Castle in Ponferrada
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