Stage 15 : Burgos to Hornillos del Camino

One thing I find strange about Europe is the bed thing.  A double bed could mean a full, queen, two twins together or a king.  But one thing that is consistent is there is only one pillow and it just grows in size to cover the bed.  Now I don't know about anyone else but this does not work well.  I like to hug pillows or move with them.  Doesn't work well when you have to share.

Today we started late about 9am and arrived at Hornillos del Camino a bit before 3pm.

The walk started out thru the city, mostly thru park.  We talked to a guy from Atlanta.  Nice guy just out of college.  He mentioned a group of Australians he has been walking with.  One day in one of the albergues they made paella, a traditional southern Spain dish.  It's neat to hear about others experiences.

Soon we had to follow a road out and as the cars buzz by you really look and say wow, is my world really that rushed.  Walking to get places is a very big change of pace.  There was this one section we had to almost walk in a circle to get around the construction of a highway.

This train was cruising.  Never seen a freight train go so fast.

We saw this guy lining up the hay or whatever it was so it can be made into bundles.  Kinda a neat looking contraption.

Along the road were these weeds.  They had colony's of snails.

As we walk we start getting into what they call the meseta.  This is a vast mesa that is flat with crops and hot.

We passed a few towns this square church was different.

As you walk you see e strangest thing.  This building I couldn't decide if it had a flower roof or actual roof.

Finally coming off a flat area we see our destination.  It was a nice walk cause we ran into an english lady who lives in San Francissco.  Always a good way to pass the kilometers trading stories.

The landscape seems to look almost like sand with its white trails and hills.

This town is very well preserved.  We are staying at a rural house that is very nice.  Casa del Abulo or something like that. There are a couple people arguing wether or not football (soccer) should be on the TV or not.  Hard when the World Cup is on.  Some of the pilgrims here are trying to get away from technology.  I don't mind not watching TV, but Quinn has his phone and plugs in the cable and has been playing movies were ever he can.  Oh well, we are still having a great time.

We found these John Deer cards that are made in Spain at the albergues.  So I showed them how to play Briska.  A spanish poker style card game.

Here's a picture of the small church.  It doesn't matter how big or small the place is the ceilings and alter are always ornate.

No WIFI in this place so will have to upload later