We got up early and had breakfast at the alburgue. We hit the trail through Burgos at 7:15 AM.
This is a sunrise shot looking back at Burgos.
This is a shot from the trail as we cross a babbling brook.
On the Meseta they have not yet put up all their hay. This field has been cut but is still drying.
This is a roadside cross as we entered our first village of the day, Villalbilla. We stopped and said a prayer for Anna.
Second breakfast at Casa de Beli in Tardajos, about 10 kilometers from Burgos. I had a chocolate croissant and a Gatorade. I have become addicted to chocolate croissants.
This is the church in Tardajos. Notice the stork nest at the top of the steeple.
Another shot of the church at Tardajos.
On the trail outside Tardajos.
A woman died here while walking the Camino. This is a tribute to her and her pilgrimage.
Notice all the rocks in the field. In some of the fields on the Meseta there are more rocks than dirt. I don’t know how they grow anything in this rocky soil. And this is the breadbasket of Spain!
A view of the trail as we climb up out of Tardajos to Hornillos del Camino.
The following four pictures are shots from the trail as we travel through the Meseta on our Way to Hornillos del Camino.
This is a picture of a priest that is walking the Camino. He helps the local parish priest with the pilgrim mass in the villages where he spends the night.
This is an Irish guy who plays his guitar and sings at a pub in Hornillos del Camino. He is out on the trail drumming up business
This is a monument in Hornillos del Camino. Notice the chicken on top of the monument. We stopped and said a prayer for Anna.
This is a view from the trail.
This is the view from the trail as we walk down to Hontanas, our end of the trail for today.
This is the alburgue where I am staying tonight, after a 30 kilometer hike from Burgos. It is six euros. What a deal. The only thing that was available was an upper bunk. A young man from Washington DC insisted that I take his lower bunk and he would take my upper bunk. I took him up on his offer and after I showered and washed my clothes I bought a round for this guy and his traveling companions. What he did was so kind that it brought tears to my eyes.
This is the church across the street from the alburgue in Hontanas.
This is the pilgrim dinner at the alburgue. I had paella, a great lamb stew and cheese cake. At the table we had Canadians, Australians and me as the lone American.
I hope everyone is having a great Tuesday.
Goodnight from Hontanas, Spain.
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