Day 17: Second to Last day on the Camino Catalan
Date | Jun 8th ( Thursday ) |
Today's Distance: | 13 miles / 20 km |
Burajaloz to Venta de Santa Lucia Stats | Route Video |
Total This Camino: | 183 miles |
Total 2023 Caminos: | 183 miles |
Total All Caminos: | 1918 miles |
Lodging: | $ 50 @ Hostel Monegros III |
Total Lodging: | $ 873 |
Planes: | $ 1350 |
Total Planes: | $ 1350 |
Buses / Trains / Taxis: | $ 25 Venta de Santa Lucia to Bujaralos |
Total Buses / Trains / Taxis: | $ 0 / 30 / 117 = 132 |
Food: | $ |
Total Food: | $ 355 |
Meaningful Moment
Hiking the Los Monegros desert.
The area is prone to chronic droughts, and much of the area is a natural region made up of badlands.Deb and I spent 5 days hiking through the area.
Random Thoughts of the Day
Recommendations on thru-hiking Los Monegros
- Break up the Fraga to Bujaraloz stage. Use a taxi from Candaznos back to Fraga and the next morning to return to Candaznos.
- Break up the stage from Burajaloz to Pina de Ebro into two stages. Use a taxi from Venta de Santa Lucia back to Burajaloz and the next morning to return to Venta de Santa Lucia.
- Carry lots of hydration.
- Use sun block. There is almost no shade cover.
- Use Google maps to zoom into towns to find lodging, e.g. Los Monegros III is not on booking.com but had rooms while the lodgings listed on booking.com were full.
- Fraga had an albergue but it is not listed anywhere that I could find. Call the town governments the night before.
- Some knowledge of Spanish will make everything easier.
On the Road / Notable memories
Beautiful day for hiking again. Mostly cloud covered to keep the temperatures down. Light sprinkle at the end. Hard to believe tomorrow is the last day on the Camino Catalan.
The entire day was along the national N-II highway
Starting the day, having a coffee, in the hostel bar with the server lady.
She is Venezuelan and has lived here 15 years now. She made her way to Bujaraloz after Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragosa.
She is raising her sons here with her husband. We talked about leaving the homeland, seeing the world and the experiences of new vistas.
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Los Monegros desert region: Ermita de San Jorge
The Los Monegros desert. | |
Through intense irrigation, there is a lot of farmland. | |
Ermita de San Jorge | |
The symbols with a lot of information | |
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