that time I hiked 1300 km
Disclaimer: If you thought the food poisoning was bad, just wait until you read about the hotel. Looking back, lots of people described the stage between Ages and Burgos as one of the ugliest stretches of the camino. This is entirely due to the fact that Burgos has a very big suburb, and […]
Camino, day 22-24: On history museums, fires and poetry (52.39 km) Read More »
The stage between Logrono and Najera was undoubtedly the heaviest one I have experienced so far on the camino. Not physically, because when I reached Najera after hiking just short of 30k, I almost walked straight through the city because it didn’t feel like I had reached 30k yet. Emotionally though, these thirty kilometres were
I started day sixteen on sandals because the sweat and socks combined gave me a mean case of hiker’s rash – something that Google helpfully informs me usually happens to women over fifty. … I’ll just leave that little nugget of information here. Anyway, the rash wasn’t all that painful, except for the fact that
Camino, day 16-17: on sunrises, religion and selfishness (48.56 km) Read More »
Eighty-seven kilometres. Do you see that number?! Eighty-freaking-seven kilometres, hiked in three days. If you’re wondering how I did that, the honest answer would be: unintentionally. Allow me to explain. It was around 28 km from Sangüesa to the nearest albergue. The camino goes through plains and fields, and, ultimately, it spends a few
Camino, day 13-15: On detours, goodbyes and way too many people (87.38 km) Read More »
I left Santa Cruz at 9 in the morning. The forecast didn’t look too promising, with a lot of rain and thunderstorms coming in, but only in the afternoon. It wasn’t a big day, 17 km, so I felt quite good about it. Until ten minutes in, when the sky above me started rumbling, and
Camino, day 10-12: On thunderstorms, stone heaps and emotional labour (67.32) Read More »
