Day 16: Candaznos to Bujaralos
| Date | Jun 7th ( Wednesday ) |
| Today's Distance: | 15 miles / 24 km |
| Candaznos to Burajalos Stats | Route Video |
| Total This Camino: | 170 miles |
| Total 2023 Caminos: | 170 miles |
| Total All Caminos: | 1905 miles |
| Lodging: | $ 50 @ Hostel Monegros III |
| Total Lodging: | $ 823 |
| Planes: | $ 1350 |
| Total Planes: | $ 1350 |
| Buses / Trains / Taxis: | $ 30 Fraga to Candaznos |
| Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: | $ 0 / 30 / 92 = 107 |
| Food: | $ 25 |
| Total Food: | $ 355 |
Meaningful Moment
Deb and I have 3 miles to Bujaralos. We're sitting on benches behind an abandoned house surrounded by trees and fields of growing corn with a cool breeze blowing under cloudy skies. Stopped to have something to eat and drink. Just a perfect moment for relaxing before we end today's stage.
Random Thought of the Day
When we get to the hostel tonight, we need to consider our plans for the last 2 days of this portion of the Camino.
The next stage is just under 24 miles long with no lodging. So that means once we start, if we don't have a fallback plan, we are totally committed to walking the distance.
We'll be talking tonight with the people at the hostel to see if we can arrange for a taxi pickup at the halfway point tomorrow.
If we can do that, then we can stay at the hostel a second night, using a taxi to get back tomorrow and then returning us to the halfway point the following morning.
If we achieve that, we will have walked the Camino Catalan from Barcelona to the endpoint. Not sure how much mileage that is going to be yet.
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The manager of the hostel gave me a phone number of a taxi driver. I gave him a call, and he said that he could pick us up tomorrow at our halfway point, and then return us there Friday morning.
The significance of this means that Deb and I can completely walk the Camino Catalan from Barcelona.
On the Road / Notable memories
Weather has been phenomenal today. Total cloud cover with temperatures in the high-60s to low 70s. Much better hiking.
There is a deviation between the AllTrails app and the yellow arrow markers from the Camino Association so Deb and I spent about an extra 3/4 of a mile walking down the wrong road and then backtracking. No big deal.
The bar in Peñable did not have much in it, but Deb and I got our coffees and we broke out something from our lunch pack to eat before completing the second half of today's stage.
Also had a couple of nice places on big, flat rocks to stop for a few minutes and rest, take the socks off and let the feet breathe.
Los Monegros desert region
 | Not exactly bush wacking |
 | The Osbourne bull started as a brandy advert campaign, but they are now all over most but not all of Spain. |
 | The cats of Peñalbe |
 | Peñalbe main plaza. Coffee break. |
 | Peñalbe |
 | Bujaralos main square. Deb and I are sitting and enjoying an evening breeze. |
 | All you can eat Spanish 24 hour trucks driver restaurant |
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