Burgos

We have enjoyed 2 full rest days here in Burgos. Yesterday we were joined by Nathan and Ali and Susie from Austrailia. The three of them have been walking together since Nathan walked ahead in Pamplona. It has been fun hanging out with them. Today we took a tour of the Cathedral at Burgos. An amazing place.  Construction started about 800 years ago and continued until about 500 years ago. I've never seen anything like it. No photos I could post here would do it justice.

We are on the road again tomorrow. We will try and catch up to the group in Leon in a week or so. We, of course, can't walk as fast as they do so we'll have to bus past a bit of it. We are taking a leap of faith tomorrow. The postal service here, Correos, provides a pack/luggage transport service. For €5 they will take your pack ahead. As described earlier, we bought a large duffle bag and have filled it with stuff we don't need while walking. The plan is to leave the bag in the reception area of the hotel with a Correos tag on it and they will pick it up and take it to our next Albergue. At least that's what is suppose to happen. If anyone tells you not to worry about being able to speak Spanish because everyone speaks English, don't believe them. We have found that most people don't speak English and those that do don't speak it especially well. Communication beyond "cervesa por favor" can be very challenging and frustrating. I really have no idea if the people at the hotel or Correos understand what I was asking them for. So, we leave most of our stuff here and walk away, and hope it arrives at our destination. We will find out tomorrow. Either way, it will be nice to walk with light packs. The weight of them was really making the walks more difficult. Perhaps we may find that we can walk faster/further when less burdened. As I say, at least that's the plan. 

I'm a little reluctant to leave Burgos. It is a beautiful city full of life. We often talked about how the U.S. just doesn't have anyplace like it, at least not so I've seen. Stay tuned for tomorrow's exciting episode: "The Bag Arrives" or "Lori Finally Gets to Shop". Peace and love to you all.