Rest day is the best day!

When Chris and I planned our Camino, we took our favorite guide book’s suggested itinerary and added in every one of the author’s suggested rest days plus an extra for a total of five rest days.

Today we’re on our third rest day in the city of Burgos. It is, however, the first rest day where I’m spending the whole day resting and not walking a shorter distance or taking a bus to catch up with Chris or running some sort of pilgrimage related errand.

We had a lazy morning (we stayed in bed past sunrise!), ate breakfast at our lodging (where we chatted with our hostelero, Oscar, and his mother ) and then had a second breakfast in old town when we discovered we’d arrived half an hour before the Cathedral opened.

Touring the Cathedral took almost two hours because it’s carved into a ton of side chapels, each with its own history and collection of sacred art.

Before lunch, we checked out the Church of St. Nicholas which neighbors the Cathedral and climbed up to the old castle for views.

We found ourselves at a sidewalk cafe by the River Arlanzón shortly after lunch where we finally got to try churros con chocolate.

Around 3, I thought I’d go back to our hotel for a nap, but when I walked to the bus stop, I saw several people dozing on park benches by the river and that seemed nicer than spending an hour (round trip) on a bus, so I’ve spent a very pleasant couple of hours hanging out and dozing , only moving to keep the perfect balance of sun and shade.

Chris found a place offering massages and another place that might sell socks that would work better than the ones I’ve got and there are another couple churches that will open for their post-siesta hours soon so I suppose we’ll need to get moving soon.Read more