What a hot day. Got a sunburn and really felt those 22km. But I have figured out that walking alone, purely at my pace and rhythm really made it so much easier, and the pain is ok.
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I had my first squid cooked in it’s own ink today. Wonderful! Though it it is a Galician speciality I believe. And today I have just left Rioja behind and got to the region of Burgos.
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The landscape changed almost immediately, and the vineyards and olive tree gardens turned into harvested grain fields. Later in the day a wind came up, and it got even harder walking against the wind.
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I did meet a lot of the regulars along the way, including Sam and Shawn,as well as Pauline and Magareth. But I stayed alone and finally got to the Albergue which again had a pool!
A guy called Angel, yes that was his name, checked me in and gave me a Lemon y Cerveza on the house! Wow, what a welcom and it really just felt so good to lie in the cold water and relaxe my bruised body.
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I took a long shower, did my laundry and enjoyed the rest of the day with Ellen and people she had travelled with. Tomorrow I will do a really short day of just 12km, and really hope that I get that foot under control. After that the plan is to do two more 20km stretches to Burgos, where I will meet up again with Floris from day one. We have stayed in touch all along, and I am happy we will meet again.
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My brother Hunter just posted such a beautiful picture of his tent on top of a vineyard, so I actually am looking forward to not get a Albergue in the next Days. But a shower and being able to do the launders goes a far way on the Camino!