SUNDAY 4 maY. Villafranca Montes de Oca – Atapuerca – Burgos.
39,5 km, total 288 km. Very hilly terrain.
I put on my trousers to protect my calves to the sun.
Started the hike to the Villa-free at 7:45. I planned to spend the night there. It was a fairly difficult hike in a very hilly terrain. Shortly before Villa-free, I came in contact with a man from Canada, Stephen Knowles. He said that last year he walked from Le Puy in France to Pamplona.
This year he went from Pamplona. The first week with his wife. They had also visited Barcelona he told me.
Stephen was a very experienced hiker and helped me to adjust my backpack. We both had planned to stay in Villa free, but there were no hostels here. We ate lunch at the Villa-free and asked if someone knew where we could find a shelter or lodging. You may take the bus to Burgos we were told, but we were on the hike, so we continued on foot.
It was about 10 km to Burgos and the lodging where found on the other side of the town. I found an ATM and took out some cash.
In Burgos we called the hostel and asked if they had two beds. We were told that they did not. We found a cheap hotel instead and ordered a room. This cost € 20 per person. Then we went down to a restaurant, Milan, in the city and had a wonderful dinner.
STAGES
På svenska Bayonne – St. Jean Pied de Port – Orisson Orrisson – Roncevalles – Bizcareta Bizcareta – Pamplona – Cizur Menor Cizur Menor – Puente la Reina – Lorca Lorca – Estella – Los Arcos Los Arcos – Logroño – Navarette Navarette –Santo Domingo de la Calzada – Grañón Grañón – Villamayor del Rio – Villafranca Montes de Oca Villafranca Montes de Oca – Atapuerca – Burgos Burgos – Rabé de las Calzadas – Hornillos del Camino Hornillos del Camino – Castrojeriz – Itero de la Vega Itero de la Vega – Frómista – Villalcazar de Sirga Villacazar de Sirga – Carrión de los Condes – Lédigos Lédigos – Sahagún – Bercianos Berciano – Mansilla de las Mulas – Puente Villarente Puente Villarente – Leon – Virgin del Camino Virgin del Camino – Hospital de Orbigo – Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias Santibáñez de Valdeiglesias – Astorga – Rabanal del Camino Rabanal del Camino – Molinaseca – Ponferrada Ponferrada – Villafranca – Trabadelo Trabadelo – O Cebreiro – Viduedo Viduedo – Samos – Sarria Sarria – Portomarin – Hospital de la Cruz Hospital de la Cruz – Palas de Rei – Melide Melide – Arzua – Sta. Irene Sta. Irene – Monte do Gozo Monte do Gozo – Santiago de Compostela The journey home