The little village of Agés is now my favorite of the Camino villages so far. No one here seems to speak any English but they still managed to tease and have fun with the peregrinos. And the food — ah, muy bueno!

After dinner I tried to be sensible and order a piece of fruit for dessert but Señor rolled his eyes, shook his head and then brought me slice of homemade tarta de manzana instead. ¡Excelente!

Today’s trek took me from Agés and the tranquil countryside to the hectic city of Burgos, the capital of Burgos province and the historic capitol of Castile.  The last 10km into the city center were along a busy stretch of road that reminded me of parts of the old highway 99. Definitely headphone time. 

  

I’ve been on the fence as to whether I should take an extra day here in this historic city — to sightsee, to rest and to stay ahead of the plague. A rest day seems sensible but I’m feeling good and hate to lose momentum by stopping. 

It was all decided in the flash of an open shutter – once I looked out my hotel window and saw my view I ran back down and booked a second night. Yay!  

  

 

Hotel Meson del Cid (not 5€)

  

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