ℹ️Stats Day 13
Date: Sunday 14th May
Weather: dry & cold with a little rain in the am. But glorious sunshine in the pm ☀️
From: Burgos
Start time: 7.07am
To: Hontanas
End time: 2.30pm
Terrain: road, dirt gravel, pebbles, chalky paths
Accommodation: Albergue - bottom bunk
Food: dried mango, dried pineapple 🍍, protein bar, cashew nuts. Pilgrims Dinner - tuna salad, chicken & chips, apple.
🥾Miles: 20.5 miles
🦶Steps: 43,836
Total miles completed: 218.5/500
💰Costs:€10 bed, €4.50 resupply - banana, oranges, peanuts, tissue, pineapple drink. Glass of rose wine €1.50. €13 pilgrims dinner = €29
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 8/10 stunning day, great walking, great people
Fatigue: 2/10 - none 20 miles in - could have kept on walking.
Ease of terrain: 2/10 - pretty flat & easy walking
Challenges: finding a bed - but it all worked out in the end. Stopped in a gorgeous little town. Got settled in and then relaxed in the sunshine for a few hrs before dinner At 7pm.
Highlights: chatted with so many other pilgrims - Moreno from Milan 🇮🇹 The pilgrims dinner was also super fun with pilgrims from 🇺🇸, 🇫🇷, 🇩🇪. I actually haven’t met any other Brits as yet.
ℹ️Stats Day 14
Date: Monday 15th May
Weather: very cold in the morning - needed to wear my puffy - dry with dark clouds in the afternoon
From: Hontanas
Start time: 7.30am
To: La Mochila
End time: 12.30pm
Terrain: flat white chalky wide paths.
Accommodation: albergue- bottom bunk - room of 6
Food: blueberries 🫐, biscuits, crisps.
🥾Miles: 14 miles
🦶Steps: 28,382
Total miles completed: 232.5/500
💰Costs: €10 bed
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 6/10
Fatigue: 0/10 - felt great apart from a stomach ache in the morning
Ease of terrain: 2/10 - 1 large hill - 10% gradient
Challenges: easy finding a bed for the night. 2nd in line - got the lower bunk. My iPhone wire is broken so I can’t charge my phone which is going to be a massive pain!!! I don’t know when I’ll be able to replace it.
Highlights: stunning views, nice walking 🚶🏼♀️
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