Atapuerca

Espinosa Del Camino – Atapuerca 24km

A lovely trail walk today between these two beautiful little towns.

We are staying tonight at a lovely little albergue called Hostel La Puezela Verde. A hostel run by brothers who used their tradesmen skills to convert this building into an albergue using their own hands.

We had an enjoyable day walking today as it has become apparent that a couple of members of our group will be leaving us this Wednesday to go home. Keiron has changed his flight home to a week earlier. Lisanne is going home on Wednesday also and Christian will continue to walk the camino, while myself and Dora intend to cycle the Meseta to Leon.

I’m really loving this group I’m with and will be very sad to see some of them leave. I will keep in contact with them all and hopefully meet up again for some banter.

As I write this, there is a German woman snoring like an asthmatic hippopotamus. Earlier today I kindly offered to swap beds with her as I was on a bottom bunk and she was on a top bunk. She appeared exhausted and I didn’t think she would be able to climb to a top bunk. She was forever so grateful to me. But now as I can’t get to sleep I’m wondering if I should give her a good kick on the ass. What kinda karma is that?? Honestly a wild boar could not grunt any louder. The joys of the Camino makes you appreciate your existing life back home much more. Its becoming a bit like ground ‘hog’ day. 🤣

Roll on Burgos!