Day 14

​San Juan de Ortega to Burgos

It promised to be much cooler today, so we slept in until 6:00 am and left the hotel at 6:50 am. We hiked a bit in the dark with our headlamps on, but once the sun rose, it was it was spectacular!

We stopped at the first village called Ages. We had some coffee. I had a piece of carrot cake and Jim had a croissant. We passed a family on the trail early on. We have seen them over the last couple of days. There is a a mom, dad, and two sons probably around 10 and 12 years old. It’s really cool that families walk the Camino together. The boys seem to be really into it. 

The temperature never got above 70°, so we were not in a hurry to get to Burgos. We took our time and enjoyed the Camino experience. 

​With a little bit of elevation we could see Burgos in the distance. It didn’t look very far away, but Jim’s GPS said it was 10 miles. It was a little surprising to us as it seemed much closer. Once we approached the outskirts of the city we understood that it was not a mirage. We still had about five miles to go to the city center and where our hotel was. 

​Burgos is a pretty big town and the architecture is beautiful. I’m glad we have a layover day tomorrow to explore. There is a gorgeous Cathedral that I am looking forward to seeing.

​Our hike today was 16.4 miles and took us five hours to complete.