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    • Day 18

      Day 17. Ages to Burgos

      June 1 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F

      Had a restful night in Ages. I put my silicone in my ears and never heard a thing. We took a taxi to our Hotel Corona de Castilla Burgos. Room was not ready so we went to breakfast. Later we found the pharmacy for epsom salt. While Steve soaked his feet, I had a nap. Felt so good to get caught up on some rest. Afternoon was spent visiting the Cathedral de la Santa Maria Burgos. It is said to be 800,000 years old (1221). It had quite a bit of Gothic influence popular in its day. The first Bishop was from Paris and that was the leading style of the time. As it expanded one will find Baroque influences as well. In 1984 it was listed on the UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST.
      We later enjoyed a nice salad with fried chicken and eggs and French fries.
      Steve has done well wearing his sandals and resting. Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings. Grateful for a new city to explore, grateful for the downtime to heal and grateful to talk with my parents today
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    • Day 18–19

      Nájera nach Burgos

      September 23 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Tag 17 (102 km, 1.285 hm)

      Tag 17 startete mit einem kleinen Frühstück in unserer Herberge. Nichts Besonderes, aber immerhin. Das Toast war verbrannt, aber hey, verbranntes Brot gibt doch extra Energie, oder? Leider hätten wir uns ein bisschen mehr gewünscht, aber dafür bekamen wir vom Herbergsvater einen echten Bonus: Er zeigte Markus seine Hardcore-Pilgerer-Tattoos. Der Mann hatte das Pilgergame komplett durchgespielt – ein echter Veteran auf dem Jakobsweg!

      Beim Frühstück trafen wir noch Clint Westwood, den Bruder von Eastwood (zumindest in unserer Vorstellung). Ein netter Amerikaner, der ziemlich neidisch auf unsere Bikes war. Verständlich, schließlich sind wir mit unseren Drahteseln ein bisschen schneller als die Fußpilger, die mit dem "Fußbus" unterwegs sind. Sorry, Clint!

      Heute haben wir uns endlich Jakobsmuscheln gekauft, das Pilger-Erkennungszeichen schlechthin. Voller Stolz hängten wir sie an unsere Fahrräder. Doch dann das Drama: Bei Markus riss das Band, und die Muschel fiel auf den Boden! Für einen Moment dachten wir, sie sei kaputt – fast schon tränenreich. Aber zum Glück blieb sie unversehrt, was unsere Laune schlagartig besser machte.

      Da wir heute gut in der Zeit lagen, gönnten wir uns um 11:15 Uhr eine ausgiebige Mittagspause nach 45 Kilometern. Es gab – was sonst – Nudeln mit Tomatensauce und Seitan. Dazu Kaffee, weil es nie zu früh für Kaffee ist. Unsere Kochausrüstung konnten wir an einem Trinkwasserbrunnen reinigen – was will man mehr?

      Kurz vor der Mittagspause trafen wir auf unsere ersten Bikepacking-Pilger! Sie waren mit E-Bikes unterwegs, und einer von ihnen überholte uns an einem steilen Anstieg. Wir sind uns sicher, er fühlte sich dabei mega cool. Aber kurze Zeit später hatten wir ihn wieder eingeholt. E-Bikes hin oder her, wir bleiben die wahren Bergbezwinger!

      Und dann, als ob es ein Déjà-vu war: Wir trafen wieder auf die spanische Mountainbike-Nationalmannschaft. Dieses Mal hatten sie auch Bikepacking-Ausrüstung dabei. Sie grüßten uns freundlich mit „Buen Camino“ und „Amigos“, und wir erwiderten stolz das „Buen Camino“. Vielleicht werden wir ja bald zu Ehrenmitgliedern ernannt?

      Nach der Ankunft in Burgos gab es den langweiligen Teil: Wäsche waschen. Danach gingen wir in die Stadt, besichtigten eine Burg und eine Kirche. Den Eintritt für die Kirche fanden wir aber etwas zu happig, also blieben wir draußen. Stattdessen deckten wir uns mit neuen Elektrolyten und Magnesium für die letzten Tage ein. Der Versuch, unseren Fahrradrücktransport von Santiago nach Deutschland zu organisieren, blieb bislang erfolglos. Aber hey, wir sind zäh – das kriegen wir noch hin und wir haben ja noch ein paar Tage Zeit.

      Zum krönenden Abschluss des Tages verschlug es uns in ein Rockmusik-Lokal, wo wir uns Burger mit Bier gönnten. Der Burger war gut, aber das Brötchen? Hart wie ein Ziegelstein. Und dann dieser Guacamole-Overload – da war wirklich viel zu viel drauf. Aber was soll's, nach 100 Kilometern schmeckt fast alles.

      Fazit des Tages: Pilger-Abzeichen sichern, E-Biker in die Schranken weisen und die spanische Nationalmannschaft erneut treffen – ein Tag voller kleiner Siege und harter Burgerbrötchen!
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    • Day 16–17

      Day 15 - Burgos, Spain

      October 3 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

      306 miles to Santiago

      Burgos is one of the larger cities on the route. What a beauty! It’s known for the amazing cathedral in the historic center of town. (El Cid was buried there.) We toured it today, and it is truly majestic.
      One blip on our walk is that I’ve developed painful shin-splints. We’ll have to stop a bit and have a recovery day or two. We had a long walk through a rocky forest road, and I was hurting, but needed to keep moving. My shins didn’t agree with that decision. 😳
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    • Day 12

      Catedral de Santa Maria XIII - Burgos

      September 9 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      We’ve come into Burgos - the end of the physical chapter of the Camino. Just before we caught up with Antonio and Rnelio, two quite beautiful Spanish men, who live outside Madrid, we toured Burgos Cathedral. This was a central point for early pilgrims to gather before they went onto the barren Misetta.

      True to form, the Cathedral was overwhelming. I recall Phil and Maree Cave recommending us visit; didn’t think I’d be that blown away! It was another realm and time. Essentially it seemed to be one main cathedral with numerous, decadent side chapels in memory of various saints or archbishops. The craftsmanship and attention to detail was incredible. As with much of these historical buildings, our attention span lasts for an hour and we find we cannot take much more in.

      It was therefore a welcome distraction that we caught up with Antonio and Rnelio for final tapas and drinks in Burgos. They have finished their section to Burgos and are on the train to Madrid this afternoon.

      Adios! Saludos! Antonio and Rnelio. I hope we meet again in another place and time.
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    • Day 22–24

      Atapuerca to Burgos

      September 21 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Lovely morning walk out of Atapuerca up over big hill but then missed a turn & had a really hard long walk into town on industrial & busy roads. Had a rest day but not restful as we had to leave municipale albergue between 8am-12. I needed new sleeping bag liner & walked to decathlon only to find it was sold when I got there. Then we discovered Ed’s bike had a flat tyre & we couldn’t make the pump or the foam work & it was after 2pm so all local bike shops shut which meant another trek to Decathlon pushing the bike. Ed decided biking wasn’t easier than walking after all & we decided to return the bike. To my amazement rather than the buy back scheme they gave us the money back for the bike. I was so relieved I nearly cried. I walked back exhausted & met fellow pilgrims in a bar. The atmosphere in Burgos on Saturday afternoon/evening was buzzing but relaxed, very comfortable & fun. I think every citizen must have been out it was so full. Had a lovely evening with new and old friends & I had to race back to albergue to miss being locked out.Read more

    • Day 16

      A Very Impressive Entrance

      September 24 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      The extra miles we did yesterday meant we only had about 13 miles to do today, hardly worth lacing our boots for!

      Since the first day we haven't been lower than around 400m above seas level. Though, since Logroño we have been steadily climbing each day. Yesterday we topped out at 1,150m and the start of today's walk was about 960m. So despite today's forecast it was jacket, hat and gloves for the first few hours or so.

      After a sharp climb over the first mile the rest of the day was a gentle downhill into Burgos. We walked part of the way with David, the English guy we had dinner with last night and then also an American couple for the last few miles.

      We took a slightly longer but more scenic route in to Burgos, following the river Arlanzon though woods and parkland. The entrance into the old town was through a stunning city gate which brought you into a large square with the hugely impressive Santa Maria cathedral in front of you.

      I was impressed by the gate and the cathedral in 2024, so how must pilgrims in the middle aged have reacted. I can only imagine that witnessing such a sight for the first time would strengthened their faith and their resolve to reach Santiago.

      We have a lovely little apartment for the next two nights, with washing machine! So after lunch, apart from a visit to the cathedral, free entry 16:30 - 18:30, only on Tuesdays, result. It was a quick wander around the local area, followed by 3 loads of washing. Not that we have that many clothes but governed but the number of radiators that we could dry them on.

      Atapuerca to Burgos
      Distance: 13.07
      Time: 4hrs 29mins
      Speed: 2.9 mph
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    • Day 16

      Day 17. Rest Day in Burgos

      May 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Instead of going for a long walk today, I played the role of tourist. A rest day allowed for the exploration of Burgos, once the capital of old Castile for almost 500 years and home of El Cid, a great Spanish warrior and hero during the 11th century.
      The most prominent structure in Burgos is the cathedral, built in 1221, but not completed until 1567. I did a tour of the cathedral, and as on person commented on in addition to its beauty “this place is a city in itself, with roads everywhere.” It’s that big. It’s known for its spectacular architecture, unique art collection, including paintings, tombs and stained-glass windows. I spent three hours there. I had hoped to see some museums, but they were closed on Mondays.
      I’m going to keep this one short because the photos speak much better than any words I could wield together.
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    • Day 15

      Day 16. Burgos

      May 14, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      I had a heavy walking day ahead of me, so I opted for a 6:30 am start. Also, we were expecting rain, forecasted to start at about 10:00 am, so I wanted to get as far as I could before the showers began. For the first 5-6 kms, the terrain was muddy, with a thick, sticky texture that made walking difficult causing a lot of slip-sliding. And the people I met along the way had stayed in the same hotel I was in.
      Once I passed them, I met nobody for the next hour which was very unusual. After that the only person I met was an elderly French man who suddenly popped out of the woods about 50 feet ahead of me. He shared with me that he owned 6 film/sound editing studios in Paris and Biarritz and it was now a family business. He is planning to do the whole Camino at a 12 km/day pace and 15 minutes later I found out why - he had a prostate issue causing a sudden need to pee, so off he went into the woods again. I don’t know what’s going to happen when there’s no woods.
      I continued to the first village, about 12 km from where I started this morning, and there was nothing open, so I continued, but still hardly anybody on the trail. After going through another small village and seeing nobody along the way, I started paying close attention to the signage. We have three ways of assuring we’re on track: yellow arrows, Camino shell, and following other pilgrims. Since there were no pilgrims, I had to pay close attention to the other two. At one point I had not seen another pilgrim for over an hour, but following the arrows led me to path that ended with a T-junction to a busy highway, with no arrow indicating if I should go right or left. Since going right would have had returning to where I came from, I turned left, continuing on a busy highway, but there were no arrows for at least half a km, so I stopped and backtracked feeling I may have taken a wrong turn. One km back, I met two Spaniards , Raphael and Louise (likely misspelled but that’s how he pronounced it) who assured me I was on the right track. Raphael only spoke Spanish, but Louise conversed a little in French. I stayed with them for about 5 kms but difficult for me to maintain their pace.
      The problem with this section is that there are few villages, and Lon stretches without accommodations. I’ve heard of some pilgrims taking a taxi to Burgos to get accommodations, then rehiring a taxi to return them to the same spot the following day. Because of the expense, I’m sure many just stay in Burgos.
      As I got closer to Burgos, I did meet a few more pilgrims, but there was one area where road construction had us pretty close to fast moving vehicles for half a km. Also, we did have to wear raincoats, but only for an hour.
      Overall, I did the 36 km (and a little extra) reaching my hotel by 3:45. Sore feet, but no blisters. The hard part was at the end. I had reached Burgos by km 32, and hoped I was close to my hotel, but Burgos is a big city- took me one and one-half hrs to get there
      Tomorrow I have a free day in Burgos.
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    • Day 17

      2. Zeroday in Burgos

      April 4 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Da bin ich also nun. Und ich muss sagen, dass Burgos bisher ganz angenehm ist. Zumindest da wo ich mich so rumtreibe. Nach einem leckeren Frühstück in einem hippen Café (da gab es gestern such schon lecker Abendessen) habe ich einem Outdoor-Laden besucht. Folgendes habe ich konsumiert:

      1. ein Regencape für meinem Rucksack. Mein Ganzkörper- und Rucksack-Cape hat es beim letzten Wind ja dezent zerfetzt. Das ist nun in den Müll gewandert. Nun muss die Kombi Regenhose, -jacke und -rucksackcape ausreichend sein. Bin gespannt und werde berichten. Natürlich soll das Wetter nach meinem Zeroday wieder "schlechter" werden.

      2. Wandersandalen. Passen nicht zum kommenden Wetter, aber bringen Linderung für meinen Blasenfuß. Solange es trocken ist und auf festen Straßen werden die nun zum Einsatz kommen.

      Schließlich gab es im Dia noch bisschen Soulfood und ich schlenderte zur Burg hoch. Auch wenn sie derzeit geschlossen ist, hat man einen super Ausblick über die Stadt. Im Hintergrund Schneegipfel und einen ersten Eindruck von der Weite der kommenden Meseta. Ach ja, nicht die Störche zu vergessen, die über der Stadt kreisen.

      Gleich gehe ich noch runter zur Kathedrale. Mal sehen was da geht.
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    • Day 13–14

      Day 12 to Burgos

      May 18 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Eish... all the aches and pains came today.... shins are sore... let's hope tomorrow is easier.

      Beautiful day and weather was good.... cold, bit of rain but good.

      The park into Burgos is amazing! 5km's of green space!

      And what a beautiful city! The cathedral is amazing- built on the concept of Notre Dame!

      Good food & wine... and a bit of sadness & apprehension- cause tomorrow I move forward on my own... not really sure how I feel about it... it's good having company- even if we don't talk talk all the time...
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Burgos, برغش, Бургос, Burgoso, Burgus, بورگوس, ブルゴス, 부르고스, Burgi, Burgosas, برگوس, บูร์โกส, Бурґос, 布尔戈斯

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