Tuesday, I walked from Atapuerco to Burgos, approximately 19 km. We took an alternate route, and we got a little bit lost, but ultimately we found the park by the river. The park by the river was quite pleasant to walk in. I had wanted to stay in a Christian refugio, but I stopped by twice, and the door was locked. I was able to pick up my package at the post office general delivery, so that was good. I checked into the Hotel Cordon and took a nap. Tomorrow needs to be a shorter day as I am getting tired, after several days around 20km.
I inquired about tours of Atapuerca, and the bus tours are booked. I booked a tour on Saturday, but will need a taxi or rental car to get there.
The Cathedral is huge and amazing. I cannot even get my head around the cathedral, it is so big and impressive. I went to the pilgrims mass at the Cathedral, where I ran into many of the people who I had been walking with. I gave Anneta from Denmark and Ben and Julia from Toronto the shells that I had brought. We had a nice dinner at the Meson Herrera. I said goodbye; Anneta is going home, and Ben and Julia are taking the train to Leon, as Julia has been sick.  |
| Anneta, Ben, and Julia, with their shells . |
On Wednesday, I decided that I needed a short day, so I walked to Rabe de las Calzadas. The private refugio had images of Mary, and our hostess invited us to pray with the nuns after dinner. Some of us went to the convent, and the nuns did their evening prayers. Most of the nuns were elderly. The head nun, Maria Teresa, noticed my hammered copper scallop shell, and we talked at length about possible sculptures. But it would be impractical to ship a large sculpture to Spain.
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