I start off strong in the morning but after the first 7 or so miles I begin to get fatigued. In the morning there seems to be pilgrims in front of me and pilgrims behind. But at the end of the day I am completely alone. The last part of today wasnt quaint at all an industrial secrion of Burgos. When it began to rain I got in a city bus for the last few miles.
I wanted to take a rest day tommorow so i found a “hostel” where I would have my own room for two days. The Pilgrims Aubergues where I have been staying are rin like homeless shelters. Everyone needs to be out by 8am and no one can come in before 1 or so, I didnt want to spend a tourist day with a pack on.
The hostel cost 22E/day with a shared bathroom, I am not sure why I am being so cheap with myself. My ski trips cost 250$/day, and club med must be something like 350/day per person. Of course when you are out for 50 days things add up. The camino is less than 50E a day, but that includes the inconvenience of getting off an upper bunk in the middle of the night to pee without killing yourself or stepping on the person who has the lower bunk.
David the cost/work here is the walking. The challenge of this is finishing—not minimizing cost.
One of the lessons of your path is how to spend the resources you have now—and energy and time are more limited than money. Be generous with yourself!
Thanks for recording this.
David–Don’t be cheap! This adventure is probably a lot less expensive than a week at Alta. Enjoy!