{"id":1146,"date":"2025-10-07T13:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makena.org\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:41:07","slug":"5-october-espinosa-to-atapuerca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makena.org\/?p=1146","title":{"rendered":"5 October Espinosa to Atapuerca"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our typical day on the Camino has started, kinda like this;
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once in a while, I get a cup of coffee in our lodging but more often than not we wait until our first stop to have a cup of coffee perhaps a snack and Brenda has her hot tea. We didn\u2019t anticipate this morning to be any different.<\/p>\n

There was no place in town to get a cup of coffee so we traveled on to the next small community where we found a hotel hidden in a cul-de-sac that had a cafeteria that was open to all.<\/p>\n

as we walked in the cafeteria, Brenda was a little shocked and commented on the fact that we could very well be walking into a hunting lodge! The walls were full of big game trophies mounted as far as you can see in every direction! A little unnerving being watched by all those eyes but we got our morning lift and headed on our way.<\/p>\n

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sometimes on the trail, the pilgrims, get creative and desire to send a message to those who follow behind. \u00a0Often this is in the form of giving direction such as you see below!<\/p>\n

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and today we ran into a new sign that we haven\u2019t seen before and many many trucks with \u00a0hunting dog cages, and men with shotguns!<\/p>\n

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then we heard the loud voices of men, the dogs barking wildly, and finally the sound of shotguns! This is when we found out that we were actually sharing the trail with wild boar on the prowl!!<\/p>\n

at Brenda\u2018s insistence, and my immediate agreement \ud83d\ude42 we picked up the pace substantially and moved on past the scene of the hunt.<\/p>\n

ATAPUERCA<\/p>\n

As we arrived at town, where we would spend the evening, we were greeted by this sign referencing the areas designation as a UNESCO site. Along with the stone monuments, which we found extremely interesting. I had to translate the inscriptions with Google translate and we realized that the monuments were testimonies to citizens of the town who contributed in one form or another to the health and well-being of their fellow citizens<\/p>\n

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and at the end of the day, we entered a marvelous paved patio, which let us in into one of the most beautiful albergue\u2019s we\u2019ve had the opportunity to visit and at which we were greeted by our wonderful host Estrella!<\/p>\n

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We honestly can\u2019t say enough nice things about Estrella. She made us feel at home. She was pleasant in every communication and she fixed us a fabulous meal, gave us a comfortable room and was a gracious host in every possible way.<\/p>\n

Buen Camino<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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