Category Archives: Diary

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 17: Friday 25 April 2025 – CARRIÓN de los CONDES to SAHAGÚN (40 [+3] kilometres) I have done a lot of crazy things in my time I guess, but this marathon in the Spanish sun must rank up there with the maddest of all. I was up pre-dawn, and walking hardContinue reading “Mad Dogs And Englishmen”

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 16: Thursday 24 April 2025 – FRÓMISTA to CARRIÓN de los CONDES (19 [+6] kilometres) Resting overnight in a smart hotel, possibly the most spacious and comfortable of my journey so far, I took the decision to make a later start to today’s shorter walk, and to avail myself of theContinue reading “Another Day In Paradise”

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 15: Wednesday 23 April 2025 – CASTROJERIZ to FRÓMISTA (25 [+6] kilometres) The weather gods must be on my side. Clear blue skies greeted me at dawn this morning (due to the oddities of the time zone, sunrise is not until sometime after 7.00 am here), and so it remained allContinue reading “Weather With You”

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 14: Tuesday 22 April 2025 – HORNILLOS del CAMINO to CASTROJERIZ (20 [+6] kilometres) Up on the Meseta plateau early this morning I was more alone, and gloriously so, than at any other time on my Camino walk to date. It is difficult sometimes to even imagine total silence, but upContinue reading “Silence Is Golden”

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 13: Monday 21 April 2025 – BURGOS to HORNILLOS del CAMINO (21 [+5] kilometres) Many of those walking on the Camino Francés elect to keep their phones off or on silent during the day, partly to avoid disturbing others, and mainly to avoid the distractions of the wider world whilst treadingContinue reading “Slipped Away”

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 12: Sunday 12 April 2025 – REST DAY in BURGOS A very Happy Easter Sunday to all those kindly following this Camino Blog, and I trust that you are all enjoying the long weekend. I certainly feel that I have had a break today, and that I have made it toContinue reading “Glory Days”

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 11: Saturday 19 April 2025 – SAN JUAN de ORTEGA to BURGOS (26 [+7] kilometres) The rain arrived with a vengeance overnight, and I was surprised when I awoke at 6.00 am to hear others around me in the dormitory getting up before dawn to face the elements. I decided toContinue reading “Hearts And Bones”

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 10: Friday 18 April 2025 – BELORADO to SAN JUAN de ORTEGA (24 [+2] kilometres) Firstly, wishing you all a very Happy Easter, whether with me on the trail or following these random musings back at home in the UK, or elsewhere in the world. This Easter will be a veryContinue reading “Broad Sunlit Uplands”

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 9: Thursday 17 April 2025 – AZOFRA to BELORADO (38 [+3] kilometres) I was up early today and, notwithstanding my long walk yesterday, I followed up with another 8.5 hours of walking on the Camino Francés; together these two days have put me a full day ahead of my schedule. TheContinue reading “I Can’t Tell You Why”

CAMINO FRANCÉS – Day 8: Wednesday 16 April 2025 – LOGROÑO to AZOFRA (35 [+2] kilometres) Over its approximate 800 kilometres (500 miles) The Way of St James, as the Camino Francés route is alternatively known, passes through only four cities, namely Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos and Léon, before reaching its destination at Santiago de Compostela.Continue reading “Ride Like The Wind”