We were staying at the Hostal El Chocolatero in Castildelgado, which despite the promising name was more of a big stop for truck drivers. Nevertheless, Manu and his Czech friend Lenka were there, as, it turned out, was another Czech named Peter. Peter, apparently a very successful businessman in the Czech Republic, was doing the [...]

By the end of the day, we were already out of La Rioja and into Castilla y León. The dominant crop has changed from grapes to potatoes. The last part of the day’s 26.5 kilometers was spent walking along a road busy with nothing but truck traffic. Some of the drivers wave, and others toot [...]

We stayed in a very funny albergue in Navarrete last night. Our dormitory on the ground floor must have once been a garage for cars – there was a switch that opened the large door that made up the entire front wall. Not that you’d want to open up your bedroom onto the square outside, [...]

We had a great evening in Viana. To save money, we decided to cook a communal dinner in our rented apartment. We went to the grocery store and bought a huge amount of food (at least 10 kg, including 24 eggs) to cook for dinner and breakfast the next day. The leftovers ended up feeding [...]

I know I ended the last post by complaining about not wanting to get up at dawn. But an unlikely turn of events had us crawling out of bed very early this morning. (And to make it worse, those beds were super-comfortable because we were staying at the casa rural!) Last night at dinner in [...]