Day 13 - Burgos to Hornillos. Del Camino

Today began with an obvious wake- up at 4:10 am. Someone was rustling to leave early. Then at 5 am someone fell out of the upper bunk. Rescues ensued until a further hour of rustling followed. By 7:00 am we were on our way. The park on the west side of Burgos was filled with what looks like poplar trees and appeared to have a dusting of snow-like fluff. It was everywhere! 

It was cool and cloudy which is perfect Meseta trekking weather. We were forced around a major highway bridge construction site. Interesting that rather than re-directing us through the village, we were sent on the construction gravel roads with the dump trucks! 

Our first town Tardajos, did not appear until we had walked almost ten kilometres! The lineup at the Maria Ruiz bar was over 15 minutes, but we enjoyed a great ham and cheese croissant and tea and coffee.  Then came the lineup for the "Chicas" bathroom which had a seat, but no toilet paper. Amazing how you can come to value the little things without complaint.

We headed west for what was to be another 8+ kilometres. The gravel road changed texture regularly from large crushed stone, to small, to rounded rocks. The scenery though was spectacular, rolling hills of various grain fields with distance hills and turbines in the far distance. 

 

We were very lucky to get a bed at a Casa Rural in Hornillos del Camino, almost the last ones there. Several people after us were told that there were almost no beds left in this town. That means at least another 5 kilometre walk. 

Dinner here at the only Bar in town was spectacular. We joined a German couple and luckily arrived for the first seating.  We are booked into a luxury suite with four beds sharing one bathroom. Ada lucked into the top bunk again. 

We took our photos at our Casa Rural De Sol A Sol beside Martin Sheen's signed poster of "the Way" signed by both Martin and Emilio in 2011.  The other pilgrims are cooking in the kitchen as we head for bed.