Since my last post on Day 14 from Villafranca Montes de Oca, we’ve covered a lot more ground (80.29km, in fact).

We’re on day 19, and are now ensconced in the small town of Castrojeriz. We’ve firmly left the La Rioja region, and are in the largest autonomous community in Spain by area, Castilla y León.

We spent two nights in Burgos sampling many amazing pinxtos and giving our feet a bit of a break. Last night, we found our albergue served cachopo – an Asturian speciality not dissimilar to veal cordon bleu.

We’ve battled increasingly hot days with routes that have very few water taps – something that did drain us a bit. However, we’ve got a steady routine going now – as long as we can get good coffee in the morning, we’re pretty much sorted ☕️ 😊.

Some more stats from the last few days:

Day 15: Walk 18.44km to Atapuerca

Day 16: Walk 20.38km to Burgos

Day 17: Rest day

Day 18: Walk 22.26km to Hornillos del Camino

Day 19: Walk 19.21km to Castrojeriz (this brings us to 333.92km in total)