Burgos Cathedral
We have been in Spain for three weeks, the last two walking the Camino de Santiago. This is a nearly 500 mile walk across northern Spain. We are walking the French route (Camino Frances), which starts in St. Jean Pied de Port, France and ends in Santiago de Compostela in far northwestern Spain.
We have completed 12 days and nearly 200 miles of walking. We are reasonably confident that we will make it to the end, but much uncertainty lies ahead in the next three weeks. My feet are a wreck with blisters and callouses, but I patch them nightly and keep going.
Today’s walk started in Ages, Spain and ended in Burgos, one of the larger cities on the Camino. The day started with an unexpected climb over a rough and rocky path, with the remaining 70% of the walk over major roads. Certainly one of the less interesting days so far.
Still, we found a great hamburger place next to the Burgos Cathedral and then we toured the Cathedral afterwards. It was one of the best cathedrals I’ve ever visited and most of the pics from the gallery below are from there.
Tomorrow’s walk is to Hornillos de Camino…about a 13 mile walk. It’s a fairly small town with few accommodations that you can book online. We are hoping we won’t be sleeping outside tomorrow.
Tomorrow also starts our walk across the Maseta part of Spain. This is a huge central plain that most Camino walkers skip because it is desolate. It’s a 5 or 6 day walk across the Maseta to get to Leon, where we will have our first rest day since we started.
Some pics from today:
