San Juan de Ortego to Burgos - 26km

Yesterday’s walk was a chilly one. We had every winter wooly on the whole way.

We passed through Agés and Atapuerca, which are home to some of the oldest human remains found in Europe. Pretty crazy to think how long people have been walking this land.

After Atapuerca, the terrain got steep and rocky as we climbed up over the Sierra de Atapuerca ridge. It actually looked a bit like the Snowy Mountains with open farmland, flocks of sheep, cows and horses across the hills.

The road into Burgos felt long, and we ended up walking through the industrial area.
We missed the alternative route turnoff to the river path, which we definitely should have taken. Not very well signed, so easy to miss. The last 10km or so wasn’t the best we’d experienced. Dodging traffic and smelling car fumes.

But Burgos itself? Absolutely stunning, straight out of a fairytale. The cathedral is completely jaw-dropping. We could’ve spent hours exploring it. Can’t help but do the maths in your head on how much marble and gold is in there and the wealth associated with it.

We said goodbye to our Camino friends Marty and Enrico. We won’t see them again on this trip. We had a lovely dinner together. We were reunited with Ian today and will catch up again in a week or so.

We had our second out of third day off today.

Only 21km tomorrow. Feeling rested and ready to go again.Read more