No pasa nada
Trip Start
Jun 16, 2009
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Trip End
Jun 29, 2009
Burgos,
Castile-León,
Spain and Canary Islands
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Today was my favorite walk! As we left the albergue, there was a hill to climb - - not my favorite thing to do in the AM or anytime for that matter. The reward was a beautiful walk through fern, evergreens and then forest for 12.2 km on a wide road. It was just like Northern Michigan!!
Passed thru Atapuerca, where archaeologists have uncovered the best preserved human remains from 800,000 years ago. Nice visitor´s center. Climbed up and over a limestone ridge (Sierra de Atapuerca) to a beautifull view of Burgos in the distance. A few km further was the albergue where we spent the night. We opted to have dinner at the only bar-restaurant in town. Dinner was macaroni con carne, loma with sunnyside up egg, chorizo, tortilla de potato, green salad with onions and tomato and ice cream
Burgos' Cathedral
.Burgos to Rabe de las Calzadas 28.8 km
Long, long walk into the City through an industrial area, where most of the buildings were abandoned. Stopped at a mall to purchase some lunch fixings and ate at a City park. The Cathedral in Burgos is absolutely magnificant! The spires reach for the sky. Took the free tour which only showed us a very small portion of the building and heard the choir practicing (any time I hear a choir in a Catholic church, I think of angels singing on high). None of our traveling group really wanted to stick around the City - so back on the path to our stop for the night.
We stayed in a private alburgue (others were full); the owner has walked the Camino 12 times and has a small museum in her home, where she has beds for 8 Pilgrims. Very interesting couple! Philip was shown how to properly care for his many blisters!
Today´s walk was through the beginning the the meseta, where the crop fields on both sides of the road stretch for as far as the eye can see. No shade, but clouds were many and a nice breeze made the walk enjoyable
Cross on the summit of Sierra de Atapuerca
.Today my thoughts were what I am thankful for:
Healthy feet for the next days walk
2 walking sticks - I would not be able to walk without them (and I´ve learned how to use them correctly)
washing machine (clothes are definitely cleaner when washed in a machine instead of by hand)
good mattress
sunglasses
hat with ventilation and chin strap
quick dry clothes
suntan lotion - moved from 30 to 55 since I may have sun poisoning on the back of my legs below my capris
hot shower (day before yesterday I had a cold shower)
new friends to share the day´s happenings with
We did start walking a little further the past few days. . . we are getting close to half way.
Tonight we just came back from a very nice dinner at a restaurant. Chicken, salad, rice pudding. . cloth napkins, good conversation and we are ready for bed. However, the albergue we are in tonight is unbelievably HOT!!! Not sure this will be a good night.
Back up and at 'em early in the morning!
