Sahagún; Day 23; 21.7 km/13 miles

Nice, slow, steady pace! Many Pilgrims aren’t sure why we are walking in the dark everyday…until you experience the cool air, silence, and indigo sky filled to the brim with stars, I’m not sure you can appreciate it…then, just as day breaks, we turn around and witness another gorgeous sunrise! Buen Camino

Calzadilla de la Cueza; Day 22; 23 km/13 miles

This morning brought the most constellations and stars that we’ve witnessed thus far…it’s total silence and the awe of God as we walk in the dark reminiscing on creation (Genesis) and each day the Lord has made!

I’m breaking up the photos into different blogs as it will shorten our publishing and you guys’ downloading! Buen Camino

Villalcázar de Sirga; Day 21; 20.3 km/12.6 miles

Another early pre-dawn morning…becoming cooler…wearing gloves and long sleeve at the start…I’m still holding out with my shorts! Took an alternate route but somehow missed the river…walked a lonely path with a fellow from AK…I enjoyed reminiscing about my 3 years in AK! Our path took us back to the main route and we rejoined the other pilgrims…our destination had a lovely church which we visited…Buen Camino

Boadilla del Camino; Day 20; 20.6 km/12.5 miles

Day-wise, we are 1/2 way…not quite in miles…today, we hiked up a 12% grade for about 1.5 hours…arrived in time to witness our God moment…a drop dead gorgeous sunrise…lots of photos to follow…We walked along the meseta (plains) for a short bit and then went down an 18% grade…the rest of the walk was a piece of cake other than the distance…enjoyed a lovely late lunch and we are enjoying a nice afternoon…we continue to connect with those we have met along the way and we meet new pilgrims every day…Buen Camino

Castrojeriz; Day 19; 20.1km/12.5 miles; to date, 327km/204 miles…not quite 1/2 way…

We do have to say with walking around the big cities, we’ve walked another 7 miles

Rained all night and we ended up in an albergue with 6 other pilgrims sharing one room and one bathroom…not much sleep! We only had our rain breakers on and I had shorts on to boot!…turned out to be a blustery day that started 1.5 hrs before day break…10 km in was our first welcomed stop to thaw our fingers and enjoy a hot beverage and chocolate croissant! The rest of the walk was mild in comparison… enjoying our Sunday afternoon now! Buen Camino

Mass was beautiful…after Mass, Fr Manual sang songs with us and prayed over us

Hornillos; 21 km/13 miles

We started again before dawn…we had several Angel assists today and walked 5 miles further than our planned stop…visited a quaint old church where a nun prayed over each pilgrim individually and gave us each a miraculous medal to wear… today has been a Blessed day!

Burgos; Day 16-17; 24 km/15 miles

We met up with Ziggy and Susan who we’ve run into since the 3rd or 4th day and walked with them most of the way to Burgos…we left them on the outskirts and continued following the river…we came to a bridge and were discussing whether to cross…and elderly Spaniard who spoke no English asked us where we were going…we showed him our hotel and he said to follow him…he became our Angel as he wouldn’t leave us until he was quite sure that we understood to pass 3 bridges…we would see the Cathedral, go through the arch and, our destination would be to the left…he even asked us if we were hungry because he was going to take us to a cafe if we were…we had already had lunch so we thanked him…we are enjoying a day of rest, a visit to the Cathedral, a walk to a Castle and dinner…posting lots of photos…Buen Camino

Stained Glass inside Cathedral