Day 13 – Belorado to Ages

Day 13 – April 15 - Belorado (Km 541) to Ages, Province of Burgos (Km 513) = 28 km - 238

"Ages 08 04 15 20:07

I am in the village of Ages about 25 km east of Burgos. Today I walked 28 km. Idid not plan to walk that far but that is how it worked out.

My original plan for today was to walk the 24 km from Belorado to San Juan de Ortega. Then I changed it to a short day . Only 12 km from Belorado to Vilafranca Montes de Oca. That was because there was a steep climb after Vilafranca into the Montes de Oca. When I got to Vilafranca it was only noon, so after a sandwich for lunch I decide to do the climb today and the additional 11 km to San Juan which I did. But when I got to San Juan I found out the alburgue was closed for reservations. So I had to walk the extra 4 km to Ages. Since it was getting late I was concerned that perhaps the two alburgues would be full. And I was considering the option of camping out for the night (which I could do). However when I got to Age there was lots of room. I am in a very nice private alburgue 18 Euros for bed, dinner and breakfast.

Tomorrow I will work my way towards Burgos where I plan to take a day off, rest my feet and get caught up on my laundry."