Monthly Archives: October 2017

Friday 6 October cooler, finally We left La Rioja and entered Castille y Léon.  Good roads, seem much better than seven years ago.  Camino seems to have been improved to make walking smoother  but not shorter. Garmin 27 km iPhone … Continue reading →

5 October still warm  Rest day in this cute town with a famous cathedral. We are staying in one of the two Posadas – Bernardo.  QB in front of the other one. Considerably hidden in the shadows. The one above, … Continue reading →

Wednesday 4 October warm Almost 1400 ft of climbing today. Garmin 25.5 km Android 11.41 km (suspect loss of connectivity on some hill) iPhone 21 km Book 23.5 First pic is of the caves (defensive) in the red Rock Hill … Continue reading →

Tuesday 3 October warm afternoon Garmin 19.8km. Android 19.5 iPhone 16km Terrain mostly gentle rolling with a steady climb of 2% or so. 12th century gate in front of the cemetary. Gate moved from the hospital de Acre. This area … Continue reading →

Monday 2 October  Spanish hotel rooms: double beds, booked for two persons and yet can never get a second luggage  rack.  Maybe we succeeded once. Today’s walk: “one of the nicer walks” QB remarked.  Garmin 20.5 km iPhone 16km Android 18 … Continue reading →

Sunday October 1 Slight rain for a short while.  Hopefully not enough to affect the red clay for the walk tomorrow. First stop, the cathedral.  Timing was perfect as we got to hear the organ playing for Sunday mass.  It … Continue reading →