Day 9 Rest day in Burgos

Day 9 Rest day

The Camino Francés challenges you physically, psychologically, and spiritually.

The physical challenge comes first. Everybody gets some physical problem, from blisters to tendinitis, to broken bones.

Next comes the psychological challenge. It’s repetitive walking all day. After Burgos, Central Spain, it is as flat as a tabletop, hence it gets the name ‘meseta’ the Spanish word for table. It is endless fields of hay, sunflowers and nothing else - no place to sit down and no shade.
Furthermore, it plays with your mind.

Then there’s the spiritual challenge. Questions emerge. Why am I doing this? What will I achieve? Who / What is keeping me going? Where do I go from here?Read more