Day 10: Najera - Santo Domingo

A great days walk today, it actually felt like rest day because it was only 21 kms. We arrived into town about 12:30pm which was really nice.

Today I met two new folks, Tenee from Sydney (went to Bennies) and also Vivienne from Biarritz. Both absolutely lovely girls who were full of chat, so the metres passed very quickly. Comparing French and English slang was hilarious, and Vivienne had many swear words to share.

Town today was Santo Domingo, which had an ancient "old town", and in the Cathedral was the tomb of St Dominic! Of course the cathedral was stunning, and the mosaics around the tomb were incredible. For my first time ever, I also saw chickens in a cathedral, which dates back to a famous story about St Dominic saving a boy from hanging and resurrecting two chickens (the full story makes more sense). The cold footbath at our Albergue was absolutely incredible on the feet.

Maik, as is his wont, went way overboard and cooked us a 3 course dinner, with a soup to start, sausages and mash, and a chocolate yoghurt to finish. With a few bottles of wine to boot, this was a great dinner. Florence and Benjamin got very deep into the philosophy while the rest of us could only look on with very little understanding. I got the feeling there's more to Benjamin than meets the eye and I'm keen to unravel a few more layers.Read more