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… everywhere we walked there were buildings that looked unused, abandoned, or in various states of disrepair. We passed this building on our way from Castrojirez to Fromista. I’m sure part of it is due to our historical path across Spain, taking us away from the more modern parts of towns, taking us through farms…

… mud, everywhere. Sticky mud, the sort that you are not sure if your shoe will stay on when you take a step, the sort where your feet weigh twice (or more) what they should be – the mud to shoe ratio is well in muds favour. The progress you make is like that of…

… sometimes it was hard to see where we would be going next. Was it a turn left? Was that path we could see in the distance one we would be taking? Was the city on the left our destination or was it the one we could not see around the corner? In this case…

… our walk from St Juan de Ortega to Burgos did not go quite to plan. We were looking forward to arriving in Burgos as it meant a rest day and an opportunity to do some laundry. The day started cool but the skies were blue. This weather stayed with us for almost all the…

… every person we met was on a different journey. Even if their destination was the same, what influenced them, their purpose, or their outcome was always different. On our day between Belorado and St Juan de Ortega we came across two very different stories. In middle is a Danish pastor who walked a portion…

… on the previous night we stayed at a convent in Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Our small “double” bedroom was two single beds with Jesus on the cross hung on the wall between us. In the evening we went to the nun’s vespers. We sat in the small chapel while the nuns sung and…

… is a phrase on a sign often on the Camino. It means ‘for sale’. There are a lot of houses, flats, apartments, sections and shops for sale in rural Spain (as well as many cities). On the way from Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada we walked through a subdivision connected with a…

… are everywhere on the Camino. It makes sense as this is a religious pilgrimage in a very religious country. However, as well as the formal crosses in churches, cathedrals and other established institutions there are more informal ones. On the way from Logroño to Nájera we came up a rather steep hill to be…