We are making our way through the eastern stretches of Castilla la Vieja to Burgos. We stayed in two very well equipped casas rurales, one in Villafranca - Montes de Oca, the other in San Juan de Ortega. The latter was opened only a few weeks ago.
We have now left the valley of the Ebro and the rioja wine country behind. The rivers now will run to the west and to the Duero (Douro in Portugal). We were saddened to learn that the priest who so generously provided hospitality to the pilgrims coming through had died a few months ago. The owner of the casa rural in San Juan is filled with enthusiasm and soon may replace him.
We stopped in Ages for breakfast this morning. The lady who operated the albergue came from Tarifa, and when Encarnita said her grandfather came from Tarifa and his name was Seco de Lucena, the lady immediately recognized it. Her cousin is the town historian and we will be in contact.
At this moment I am enjoying the free internet facility provided by the presentation centre at Atapuerca. Atapuerca is one of Europe´s major archeological sites. It was in the newspapers around the world a month or two ago, when convincing proof emerged that they had found the remains of the common ancestor to Neanderthal man and homo sapiens.
We will be in Burgos tomorrow afternoon and will take a detour for one day to Santo Domingo de Silos where we will listen to the monks in the monastery perform services to the tune of gregorian chant.
John
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Hola amigos! The blackberry died on the bus to MADRID, but I made it with no trouble at all. Hope you don´t stop drinking vino tinto, now that I am not there to encourage you. Muchos gratias for a wonderful Camino. So many happy memories of the Spanish people we met and the "Camino moments". I miss you all. Since high tech seems to fail some time, I´ll be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers
Gina
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