Day 14 - "And on the 14th day they rested!"

Where We Are Tonight:  Burgos again!                    Miles Hiked Today:  just a few around town

Steps Taken Today:  8,127                  

Blister Count: K's almost all healed (knock on wood), P holding steady

Spanish Word of the Day: descanso (rest)

What We Learned Today:  Even a pilgrim needs to take a break.

After coming into town half-dead last night, we decided to look at our schedule and reevaluate.   We know how many days we can spend on the Camino (giving us ample time to recuperate in Italy afterwards before we fly home!) and we have a rough idea of how long we can walk each day.   So we made out a tentative schedule and found out that we have a couple days of wiggle room.  So that means A DAY OFF!!  

We are so tired and a day off is so needed.   We had an awesome day: sleeping in, taking yet another shower,  getting our clothes washed by a real laundry service,  walking around playing tourist, and eating in quaint restaurants.

Burgos is a wonderful city full of life and energy.   Their main cathedral is spectacular;  it rivals other Gothic structures like Notre Dame in size and splendor.

We walked through main plazas, tree-lined parks and many shops bustling with life.  This is a place in which, like all we've gone through so far, I need to spend more time.   The town is also home to the famous El Cid, a local war hero and strategist.   It was an awesome day off!

"Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly"

―Mae West