Day 1

We left our hotel in Burgos at 6:30 am to start our journey on the Camino. The first part of our walk was through the city. 

But we quickly made our way to the edge of the town. 

The camino is marked by a series of yellow arrows painted along the road, signs, and walls. So you have to keep your eyes peeled or you could stray from the path.

There are also signs with a scallop shell and an arrow that mark the route. 

Or sometimes there are both. 

Initially we had planned to walk 21 kilometers to a town called hornillos. But we arrived there by noon, so we grabbed bocadillos for lunch and then decided we could walk a little further. 

5 kilometers later, we discovered that the next stopping place was actually the tiniest albergue (pilgrim's hostel) in the world. It looked like a barn next to some trees and that was it. Since it was only around 2 pm, we didn't know what we would do with ourselves for so long in such a tiny place, so we continued on for another five kilometers through the green rolling hills of Spain. 

This brought us to a small town were we decided to stay, bringing out grand total of kilometers walked for the day up to 32 (some 19ish miles). 

Needless to say my feet are happy to be out of the prison that was my trail running shoes. Thank you tevas!

The albergue we are staying ha consists of multiple rooms with 5 or so bunk beds in each room. Hopefully we won't have any bad snorers in our room. Fingers crossed. 

After a shower and some laundry, we are set for maybe a nap and some dinner before heading to bed. 

Our Camino is off to a great start!