Today is another long slog. The operator of our lodging last night sat everyone down and told us the recommended alternate route into Burgos. It’s a little longer but a much more attractive route. The official route evidentially goes through a mostly industrial area.
We walked with the French family for a little while. The entire family is walking to Santiago. They started at their home in Belgium. Not sure if they started walking there. They seem like a really great family. They will have so many memories. Their children will be able, with their photos, to relate the adventure to subsequent generations. The youngest daughter is three, she gets a ride sometimes.
The rocks st the base of the cross are put there by pilgrims. Some are in remembrance of someone in their life. Some represent leaving a worry or a care. On the Camino one learns that you can do very well without a lot of extra stuff in your life. A couple of days ago my Fitbit band partially broke. I am having to rig it on my wrist. I think I will just do without it. Just another thing to worry about.
The game the guys in the photo are playing is that they ask a passerby to toss a ball into the basketball basket. If you get the ball in you get a shot of some kind of liquor. If the player is a good looking gal they grab the basket and assure a win.
Fortunately tomorrow will be a shorter day, just nine miles, did I say short? At this point it seems short compared to the fourteen today.
Tina’s Thoughts
I had very tired feet walking into Burgos yesterday but the walk in was lovely. They have a walking/bike path that follows the river into town for many miles and it’s delightful for the locals. The weather was idyllic and so many people were out strolling,running ,roller blading and biking. It helped get us through the last couple of miles.
One thing I have noticed about the Spanish towns big and small is they center around a plaza with the focal point being a church or cathedral. Streets with shops and restaurants radiate off of the plaza. It’s all very communal and walkable.
