Day one on the Meseta, and it didn't rain, or blow!

Well this is the first day walking with Jill, who has absolutely no Camino experience and has done very well.  After checking out of the hotel we headed along the way, following both shells and arrows around the back of the cathedral, and before we knew it we were through the park and out into the open country.

Just for you caminoites!  This showed us the way out of Burgos

We stopped a couple of times to adjust Jill's equipment.  We had spent time the night before adjusting her pack, so there was only minor tweaking there, but there were a few adjustments to make to the poles.  I was out of my depth there, as I have no idea how Leki poles work best, being a Pacer Pole fan!

We have been blessed today in all sorts of ways, not least being the fine day we had.  We even managed some sunshine this afternoon AND there was no wind!

Once we had negotiated the rif raf of a city, things like the train lines, the busy freeway type roads an so on, we relaxed and got into the swing of walking, and we really started enjoying the sights and sounds.  I introduced Jill to the joys of seeing storks nests on church bell towers, drinking a cafe con leche, having lunch in a warm and cosy bar, and the far reaching views.

A monument as we walk into Tarjados

Instead of stopping in Rabe del Calzada, which would have made a very short day, we pushed onto Hornillos del Camino - only to find the albergue closed for disinfectant!  I tried to get us a room in a couple of different Casa Rurals to no avail!  I was just convincing Jill that I had always wanted to sleep in a church porch, and that we would be warm enough and safe enough sleeping there (Ramón, from Munich, also looked at sleeping in the porch - just told him we could have had a party!!), when along came  a man looking for a dog!  He couldn't hep us with a room, as so we continued to sit when along came another man looking for another dog, the same one as it turned out!  He couldn't help either, but 15 mins later he and his friend were back with a car to drive us here to Hontanas - it was too far to walk that late in the day.

Some of the path between Rabe and Hornillos

There went my chance to sleep in a church porch!  It took a lot longer because we went the longest possible way, and they got lost but we saw parts of the country we would not have otherwise seen!  They had fun too I think, and all because they were looking for a dog, which, when they left us they still hadn't found!

No time to post photos now will add them when I get a chance. Haven't proof read either excuse mistakes!  Photos now added!