Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Day 4: San Juan de Ortega - Burgos, 28 km

Once again a long distance to cover. In the first village that I passed there was a signpost with the remaining distance up to Santiago de Compostella (518 km to go, but not this time !!).

Fortunately there were lots of clouds today and in the beginning it even rained a bit. I quickly passed one village after the other. The landscape was not really spectacular and I decided to go on hiking without a koffee break. The more I was approaching Burgos the more I was surrounded by traffic and noise. Once again I started listening to my favorite pop music which gave me lots of energy to hold on. I passed the airport of Burgos and a nice Spanish lady showed me the alternative path along the river. After more than 6 hours I saw the towers of the cathedral in the distance.
Tomorrow I´ll have a day of rest to visit the cathedral and do some sightseeing. My feet are longing for a break now!! Burgos must be very beautiful.