Once again a night without hearing gunshot 🔫 I’m nevertheless vacating the more mountainous plateau and descending to the Erbo reservoir. Nice easy riding. I arrive in Ahedo de las Pueblas for the customary tent drying and second breakfast. I’m also greeted by a small family of cattle 🐄🐄🐄 roaming through. They bobbed their…
After a relaxing rest day, I start out on a main road fairly early, so not busy. Further on I clamber up an embankment to find the Vias Verdes. It’s still impassable, so back to the road. After reaching Trespaderne, and the mornings ritual of tent 🎪 drying and a second breakfast, I locate…
Instead of turning north as I head out of Villaespasa, I hook a right and southerly. This is only a brief change in direction as I wish to complete the whole section of this Via Verdes – Cascajares to Burgos. After a few kilometres it ends on a main road with a little station…
As with anywhere in Spain there always seems be a good climb 🚵♂️ out of a town … Burgo de Osma was no exception! My first port-of-call was a large service station. I wanted more snacks! Now, as I am on the El Camino route I’m promptly off a main road onto the back…
After a night in Atienza with everything shut and supplies stocked-up, I’m ready to motor on! A steady climb out of the village up to the Castle of Atienza (original naming!) 🏰 As with any quality castle, it’ll be up a very steep hill. I didn’t visit, naturally! The road flattened out as did…
Leaving my final stealth/wild camping 🏕️ spot in Spain, heading along the flat trail towards Albacete. My first stop was a McDonalds breakfast 🍔 Why? Cus even that conveys more flavour than my ordinary porridge! A McMuffin breakfast it is then! Next find a cheap B & B or motel for a few nights….