Day 12 – San Juan Ortega to Burgos

We are over the 300km mark, less than 500km to go.

We started the day out worried a little about the weather, it looked like it was going to rain and it did. At one stage we donned our ponchos and kept walking, but it didn’t last long, just some showers on and off.

We walked through a couple of small villages, stopped for the obligatory coffee and rest, then we headed up the Atapuerca mountains. At the top was a plateau with a cross beside the trail.

The walk down was over some very rocky paths until we made it to a paved road. Then we walked on through more villages and the scenery stated to get a little more industrial and we walked around the back of the Burgos airport to Villafria, where had to seek shelter in a bar as the heavens opened. We had a couple of drinks while waiting for the rain to stop, in the end enquired about getting a taxi and everyone suggested the bus. As it turned out not a bad option, as the bus stop was out front of the bar and it only cost 1€ each for the ride into Burgos.

Our hotel is directly across the plaza from the Burgos Cathedral.

The cathedral is a stunning piece of gothic architecture.