Miles Hiked Overall: 321.7 (517.7 km) Miles to Santiago: 163.3 (262.8 km)
Steps Taken Today: 9,284 Blister Count: see yesterday
Spanish Word of the Day: museo (museum)
What We Learned Today: When there's a nice courtyard to sit in, take advantage.
Day 25 we took a day of rest (our second planned rest day) to recuperate at least a little bit after completing the first 2/3 of the Camino. It was a much needed day to (mostly) rest our weary feet and bodies.
Editor note: In case it is confusing, the rest of the posts are numbered 1-N based on days hiked, not counting rest days. So, you will see posts for stage 1-13, followed by day 14 (the first rest day), followed by stages 14-23, followed by this post, which is the 25th day since they started. The next post will be stage 24, the 24th day of hiking.Today we got to play tourist and it was awesome! We started the day with chocolate and churros (Astorga is famous for its chocolate) and cafe con leche and then toured the palacio built by Gaudi and the cathedral. There was also a museum of the Camino in the palacio.
We spent a lot of time simply walking around this beautiful city...which we later thought was not so great since we were supposed to be resting after all! We had a beautiful lunch and tasted some of the traditional cookies of the region . Then K took a nap while P lounged in the wonderful back courtyard.
We especially enjoyed sitting in one of the main plazas people watching. Our restaurant for dinner was also off of one of these plazas and we spent maybe 2 hours slowly eating our food and watching everyone from small children playing with each other to old people out for an evening stroll. We also watched the main clock tower (and the metal people dressed in traditional clothing of the area) strike the hour. So fun to watch!
And to top it all off, my phone (it has an app that records steps) had the gall to tell me at the end of the day to "do more work today!"
"Rest. Sleep. Let your mind have the dream she desires and let your body have the peace she deserves."
―Unknown
