04 October 2017 Walking Day 21: 23 Kilometers 30,737 steps Yesterday I took a rest day in León. I even rested from my blog. While a rest day from walking on the Camino de Santiago, it was not a complete rest day. León is a historically rich and significant city, and while its population is only 140,000, its stature is that of a much larger city. There is history, culture, and museums all around – the […]
02 October 2017 Walking Day 20: 18.5 Kilometers 24,920 steps We are having no complaints about the weather since I started walking in the autumn on the Camino de Santiago. Today was another very nice day, and a bit of a short walk at that, only 18.5 kilometers from Mansilla de las Mulas to León. For me this means a rest day tomorrow, and I am looking forward to not setting my alarm for tomorrow morning. […]
01 October 2017 Walking Day 19: 19 kilometers 24,177 steps Today was another mostly overcast day, protecting us from the sun, as we made the relatively short walk on the meseta of about 19 kilometers (12 miles) from the very small town of El Burgo Ranero to an older, larger town of Mansilla de las Mulas. In this case, “larger” means population 2400 compared to El Burgo Ranero’s population 800. Mansilla de las Mulas is […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 