Day 10
Santo Domingo de la Calzada –> Belorado (22.4 km/14 miles)
Day 11
Belorado –> Agés (28 km/17 miles)
I didn’t sleep too well on Wednesday night going into Thursday. Not only was I given the top bunk, but I could hear the church bells ringing in the hour several times throughout the night. On top of that, several people’s alarm clocks were going off at 5 AM to ensure they got a head start.
Day 9
Nájera –> Santo Domingo de la Calzada (21.3 km/13.2 miles)
Ring. Ring. Ring.
I could hear the bells from the monastery in the distance, waking me up 45 minutes before I planned to get up. I laid in bed a bit before forcing myself to get dressed.
Nothing was open in Nájera for breakfast, so I ate half of my Cliff bar for sustenance before making it to the next town in about 5 kilometers. The hike wasn’t too exciting. More of the same, really, with grapevines going on for a while.