Burgo de Osma to Villaespasa
As with anywhere in Spain there always seems be a good climb ๐ตโโ๏ธ 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 Iโm promptly off a main road onto the back roads towards some churchy historic site โช In-fact, this one was interesting as it was a plague and a cut-out to El Cid himself. He seemed…
Atienza to Burgo de Osma
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!) ๐ฐ As with any quality castle, it’ll be up a very steep hill. I didn’t visit, naturally! The road flattened out as did the wind horizontally straight in my face. You always know when the wind is fierce, as you can’t even coast down a good gradient! I arrived…
Madrid to Atienza
The morning arrived. Panniers attached. I’m on the streets just after sunrise. It only took a few hundred metres, and the previous nights apprehension has gone! First stop, a Correos de Espaรฑa (Post Office) ? to send a few items back to the UK. Well, that was a way better experience than I’ve had in any UK Post Office. Very helpful, even with the language barrier. Google Translate is great, and the app on a phone can be set off-line…
Madrid
The Qatar Airways flight ๐ฌ approach into Madrid-Barajas Airport was long and gradual. I got to admire the scenery with only a few isolated clouds around. Passport control ๐ ย As the border agent scans my passport (by eye), while surveying me up and down, I’m thinking … Oh FFS! Mr.Francis, he says in better English than would’ve been my Spanish ๐ช๐ธ equivalent, “what are you doing here”? I’m thinking … Oh FFS! My innocent heart sunk! It carefully took a…
WILD CAMPING ๐ช๐ธ Spain
My first ever wild camping on my home continent. I’m British, but I do consider myself to be more European ๐ช๐บ! The first nights wild camping in any country I always feel a bit apprehensive! One takes time to get a feel for a country when wild camping โบSpain initially seems to have a fair few of high fences around. But this is early days, so we shall see how it pans out. Every region in Spain adopts very different attitudes…