After yesterday’s fun little fact about the town named for the rotting flesh of the counts, I did a little research about Terradillos de Los Templarios. The meaning of “small Templar terraces” refers to the time in the 13th Century when the Knights Templar were stationed at a small church here, to provide protect for […]

Okay, I have to start with the meaning of Carrión de los Condes, the town where he’s staying tonight….and I looked it up. Basically, “the rotting flesh of the Counts.” Some legend of El Cid and his daughters, who married some counts in this area, who then tried to rob him. Bad idea. Glenn didn’t […]

A late posting today…for some reason only one photo uploaded onto our home computer from Glenn’s phone. Until late tonight. You can see he got another early sunrise start on today’s journey of 17.5 miles. Through some beautiful fields of red poppies and farms. Passed by the ruins of a convent along the way. Time […]

May 26th…as we talked this morning, Glenn related his experiences with the importance of signage on the camino. He was very glad he had scouted out last night, the way out of Burgos and back onto the path. Most of the time there are signs, but they are not uniform, high up, down low, or […]

May 25th…I spoke with Glenn this morning and he expressed gratitude for the extra rest. Slept in late and had an afternoon siesta, too. Explored the beautiful town and did some chores. Checked into a Vodafone store to see when his contract was up and was pleased to learn it would last til he got […]

All I can say tonight is that Glenn is safe in Burgos and will spend an extra day of rest here tomorrow. I have no heart tonight to post anything more…maybe tomorrow. He told me just this morning that so many people from other countries he has met ask him what has happened to America. […]

Although today was a bit shorter, only 15 miles, it was slow going due to the up and down climbing made more tricky with a rocky trail. Thank goodness for sturdy poles. A nice cloud cover and cooler temperatures helped with the comfort of the walk. Glenn was joined again by his new friend, Joe, […]

Another grueling 18 mile walk today made much more pleasant with good conversations with Joe. Joe is a 75 year old retiree from the US Dept. of Agriculture and lives in Kentucky. They plan to continue together tomorrow. The next two days are shorter. 11 miles tomorrow and then 12 miles the next. Then, a […]

Did you notice something different in the title today?? Spanish often uses accent marks and tildes in words. So I did a little research on how to create these marks on a traditional keyboard with a Mac. So easy! Each is slightly different, but both make use of the “option” key. I think this is […]

Glenn left at sunrise again today to get started on the 18 miles and to try and beat the heat. He finished up at 1 PM and said that last hour was really hot. But, what a pleasant surprise when he checked into his small hotel. The host handed him a cold beer! And his […]