START / END TIME: 7:41 - 15:00
WALK / TOTAL TIME: 6:14 / 7:19
SPEED / PACE: 13:26
WEATHER: 88°
TERRAIN: Paved until Tardajos, then hard dirt road. 2 Gradual ups, 1 steep rocky down
↗: 306 ↘: 282
↗: 306 ↘: 282
ACCOMMODATION: San Bol
PRICE: € 12 inc dinner
NARRATIVE: Today was hot!!! Thank heavens for our parasols - the envy of many. The Spaniards kept teasing us about rain. The walk out of Burgos was tree lined and beautiful along the river. After Tardajos, it was long and exposed. When the countryside doesn't change, it makes the kms seem longer. Although we had reserved our beds, we felt pressure to get there by 15:00, which we barely made, as sheets was only holding the beds for us until 15:30.
The albergue is pretty rugged, out in the middle of nowhere. A very welcome site as it would have killed us to go any further. We got a late start out of Burgos because of the late breakfast which meant that we were walking in the hottest part of the day. The albergue barely has electricity, let alone internet. It does have a freezing cold "pool" for soaking feet. Ahhhhhh...
The dinner was salad and "paella" (tortilla for me), which a Valencian at the table informed us was actually just chicken and rice as there were no vegetables. Well, at least it was cooked in a huge paella pan.
The albergue is pretty rugged, out in the middle of nowhere. A very welcome site as it would have killed us to go any further. We got a late start out of Burgos because of the late breakfast which meant that we were walking in the hottest part of the day. The albergue barely has electricity, let alone internet. It does have a freezing cold "pool" for soaking feet. Ahhhhhh...
The dinner was salad and "paella" (tortilla for me), which a Valencian at the table informed us was actually just chicken and rice as there were no vegetables. Well, at least it was cooked in a huge paella pan.
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