Day 12 of walking Santo Domingo to Belarado

September 18th. I miss home. Up at 5 and outta the albergue at 7. Almost got lost a couple of times in the dark. Here is the sunrise and Alpenglow:

The countryside is just turning into rolling farmland hills. At one point I passed a field of sunflowers as far as the eye could see.

Here’s a picture of yours truly standing at the border between the La Rioga and Burgos provinces. Note the arrow alongside of me -- most common directional sign.

And finally before arriving at this really nice albergue, here is another example of how the way is marked:

Tomorrow I press on towards Burgos. It will take me 2 days. I’m going to see if I can book a hotel for 2 nights so I can rest up and explore the town. Let you know how that works.

Now off to the pharmacy for some Aleve.