My new photo album

[DurhamParish]

Here is the link to my new photo album from the first half of the Camino Frances.

http://www.blurb.com/b/5516193-camino-frances-st-jean-to-sahagun?pid=New

It is for your pleasure. I'm not interested in selling them.

 

[Olivares]

Coincidentially, I just walked from Sahagun; arrived in Santiago on Sunday, 13 July 2014. Love Sahagun, one of my favorite towns on the Camino. I recommend that went you go back, take the route towards Calzadilla de los Hermanillos, from there cut across towards El Burgo Ranero. I went on to Reliegos, but if I was t do it again, I would had stay at El Burgo Ranero.

 

[DurhamParish]

Coincidentially, I just walked from Sahagun; arrived in Santiago on Sunday, 13 July 2014. Love Sahagun, one of my favorite towns on the Camino. I recommend that went you go back, take the route towards Calzadilla de los Hermanillos, from there cut across towards El Burgo Ranero. I went on to Reliegos, but if I was t do it again, I would had stay at El Burgo Ranero.

Thanks. That's good to know. We'll probably get there during the middle of the day and it would be nice to move on a little way, but there doesn't seem to be much in the way of places to stay.

 

[Olivares]

Thanks. That's good to know. We'll probably get there during the middle of the day and it would be nice to move on a little way, but there doesn't seem to be much in the way of places to stay.

Yes, that stretch is tricky to plan as you either stay put at El Burgo Ranero maybe too early in the day, or move on to either Reliegos or even Mansilla de las Mulas, which adds a substantial amount of Kms. I actually liked Mansilla de las Mulas a lot, but just walked by. There was an albergue at the entrance of town that many people raved about. I went in for breakfast and the service was really nice and good prices. If you go via Calzadilla de los Hermanillos on to Mansilla, it is quite a bit of Kms, flat, but no villages or even a lot of water sources. Just be prepared. I loved the Calzada Romana and also loved the cut across from Calzadilla to El Burgo Ranero. It was July, but the weather was in the upper 70's ; just lovely. I find it poignant that when one is in the Camino you find these sleepy villages and wonder how people stay there for years, Then, back home, all you do is dream to be back there. Go figure .