Walking Man...
Day 10 Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada Miles today: 14.0 Total miles: 140.1 Elevation gain: 1011’ Descent: 500’ Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time. Steven Wright This evening we are in the town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada (pop 6600). This town is named after Saint Dominic who dedicated his life to improving the Camino route for pilgrims in the 11th century. He built roads (calzadas) and a pilgrim hospital. His tomb is in the local cathedral. He was a true walking man and a giant among men, born as Domingo Garcia in 1019 in. The nearby town of Vitoria. As a young man he was refused admission to the monastery at San Millan as he was an illiterate son. Their rejection was a loss to the intelligentsia, but has been a blessing to pilgrims for the past millennium. This was an easy walk for us today, only 14 miles with a few short sections of sticky red mud. The morning was cloudy and cool, but no b...