The campsite was on the riverside on the edge of town and had quite a number of people from the UK either on their way up to the ports on their journey home or travelling south like us. The facilities on site included a swimming pool but it was just too chilly for swimming!
After our experience on Sunday with the Via Verde trail being under construction we were a bit worried that it might happen again but the cycle ride to Casalarreina where our track started was an easy 4 miles and once we found the cycle way ( with the help of one of the locals!) we headed out across the open countryside with a clear route to Santa Domingo where we intersected with the Camino de Santiago.
The ancient town is full of historic buildings and the old hospital for the pilgrims is now a Parador, sumptuously decorated and the place where we stopped for a coffee and a bocadillo (sandwich!). The cathedral is famous for being the only one which houses a live cock and hen as tribute to the miraculous life giving powers of Santa Domingo.
After lunch we decided that we were too cold and the weather too threatening to carry further on so we headed back to the campsite. The wind was getting up as we headed back and we only just missed a dousing by a heavy shower!
Still, at least we have cycled on another of the Via Verde trails despite the weather being against us ( I have to say we weren't really expecting the weather to be so cool and unpredictable!)
After two nights at Hora we headed off to a place we had visited last year - Castrojeriz and Camping de Camino.
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