Camino Day 15: Burgos to San Bol

Total Distance: 28km
Step Count: 39.6k
Blisters to date: 2
Tortillas to date: 16

After a rest day (with no theatre), I started the day with Predi and Jannich. Lukas decided to walk alone so we met him almost at the end of the day.

The walk out of Burgos was quite lovely and we soon found ourselves in the plains, spotting the first fields of sunflowers still in bloom! 🌻🌻🌻

The day took us through some beautiful villages, including Rabé de las Calzadas where we noticed the door of a little chapel open and decided to go in. We thought it was empty until we were greeted by Sor Modesta, the sweetest nun with the face and smile of an Angel. She welcomed us and gave us each a medallion and a blessing for our way which we wholeheartedly received. 🥰

Many sunflower fields later and with a scorching sun, we arrived to Albergue Arroyo de San Bol, a little oasis like 1km off the trail in the middle of nowhere. It was only 5 of us staying there, luckily all familiar faces (and most importantly… no snorers!).

We got to enjoy a communal dinner with delicious Cuban rice with chicken made by the Cuban hospitaleros who left at 8pm and asked the last one of us to lock the door in the morning! We had the whole place to ourselves and we all agreed it was the best meal to date! I slept till 8:30am, absolute bliss. 😅Read more