This morning, we left Villafranca
and had a lovely—but hilly—walk to Atapuerca. This place was declared a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in 2,000 because the earliest human remains ever discovered in
Europe (over 900,000 years old) were here!
The newest digs show signs of the first human communities going back
over 1,000,000 years. Unfortunately, the
site and visitors’ center are closed on Mondays, as is the guided tour! Don and I walked around a bit in the
afternoon and had trouble finding a place to eat tonight, some closed because
it was Monday and another because it was expecting a group of 65. Aiutaci, Sant. Antonio!
We’re staying at
the Casa del peregrino, part of the Centro
Turistico el Peregrino, across a small courtyard from the Albergue. News
Flash: at around 5:00 p.m., a whole
busload of teenagers arrived at our albergue/guest quarters—right outside our
window! Now we know who the “65” were
who were filling the restaurant.
We ate at PapaSol’s Casa Rural (where I wish we
had been able to stay!), enjoying a delicious dinner surrounded by many
peregrinos!
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