Date: May 23rd
Start: Villafranca Montes de Oca
Stop: Hornillos del Camino
Distance: 59 km
Weather: Dreadful and later quite nice
Summary in one sentence: Cold, wet, windy start to an interesting day.
Left Villafranca at 7:00 in absolute downpour. By the time I reached the pass I was too cold and wet to stop. Later told it was 3 degrees in Burgos without wind chill! Pushed on the 30 km to Burgos by which time the skies had cleared but still very cool. Burgos locals wearing big jackets and scarfs. Saw ear muffs on one. Very pretty town and cycle friendly. I visited the cathedral then grabbed a cafe before leaving via the cycle path to outskirts of town. Made a good choice in then taking the Camino path to Rabe de las Calzadas where I stopped for cerveza and tortilla. The man running the bar was very magnanimous giving me a small charm for Buenos Caminos. Stopped for day at Hornillos del Camino where I booked into a casa rural (B&B). Small town and some of pelegrinos rolling in were not getting a bed. It is nice to be out of the mountains and looking forward to the flat open lanscape of the meseta. Enjoyed menu at local bar sharing table with an English man, a New Zealander and fellow from Spokane.
It looks like some of the country really exposes you to the elements (no trees to break the wind).
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