Today at 5am I heard Don and Ben leaving for their next leg by foot and it was sad to think that we were not joining then. But sleeping later was not hard to do given my knee and Achilles have been hurting, so we left later and walked the quiet streets to the train station and picked up our rental car.
From there we drove to Burgos and got to tour the cathedral there. David thought it was beautiful and was impressed with how massive it was, yet still being bright and airy. The rotunda and art work were amazing.
But we still had many miles to go, so we drove on down the autovia Camino, and came to Leon. Here we were able to tour the cathedral, museum, St Isidoro cloister, and have lunch. We even went to the alberge where Caroline and I started our pilgrimage. Soon we gassed the car and returned it and were on a train headed to Astorga.
Here we walked up to the old town and our treat for the day, a hotel room. Not only do we have our own bath and towels, but a great view onto the Gaudi bishop's house.
And a kind hospitalero at the nearby albergue let us wash our clothes in their machine. We think we went to heaven. But we now have to make new friends and build a new pilgrim family. For that, we miss our band of brothers and wish them well.
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David's face in the picture by the car makes my life hahaha - Margaret
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