We´re in Santo Domingo and will be in Burgos for a rest day early next week. We´re walking through lots of farm fields: wheat, barley, fava beans, hops, potatoes, vineyards. The weather has been wet and yesterday we slogged into town to find that a school group of 60 kids were in the municipal alburgue that holds 90. Everywhere was full and they were starting to put people on the floor of the locker rooms in the stadium because it was the end of a 31k day and no one wanted to walk on the next 12k to reach the next place, plus it was raining. Fortunately we lucked into a 2 bedroom apartment for only 70 euros so we spent a peaceful night and passed the school group today so hopefully that won´t be a problem again.
Here´s what a typical day looks like: People start stirring around 5 am, lights come on in the alburges at 6. We pack up and forage for breakfast--cafe con leche, a huge croissant, zumo ( fresh squeezed orange juice!--for 3 eureos). Then we walk a couple hours and stop for a snack. Usually we´ve stopped at a shop and bought bread, cheese, yogurt, fruit, cookies, chocolate, maybe some pate or sardines. If it´s a day of 20k or less, we´re usually in town by noon. When we reach the alburge, we get our credential stamped, pay (5 to 10 euros each), shower and wash clothes, nap, explore the city, dirink beer, eat a pilgrim´s meal for 10 euros or so that is 3 courses and wine, then to bed to do it all over tomorrow.
We rarely walk together for very long. Cindy usually leaves early, Tom and I will start together for an hour or so, then I walk on.
Cindy is ready to go explore so I´ll close. Sorry for the mistakes--there is no backspace key (it´s missing) on this keyboard.
Buen camino!
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