El Cid tomb and inside Burgos Cathedral

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Burgos

A 30km walk to finish in Burgos and to meet with full group. We sre six.

The cathedral is truly magnificient and more will follow as we have a rest day.

Hasta pronto.

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Belorado in Castille y Leon

In the Comunidad of Castille y Leon Belorado is an uninspiring town. After non stop raining and wondering over the thousands of paces made the rain helps concentrate the mind. Ten thousand steps is actually ten thousand movements of the legs forward.  The electronic numbers sometime conceal the reality. 

Manuel from Sevilla returns home. A good friend.

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Santo Dominigo

Spanish Manuel and Angel are from Sevilla and Valencia and most engaging company as we walk a stage or two together.

I simply repeat briefly the story of two beheaded cooked chickens which were resurrected by Dominic to testify in favour of the pilgrim charged wrongly with theft. Now chickens, descendants of those resurrected, are caged in the cathedral. The Cathedral of Santo Domingo del Cabeza. The tower built separately for more stable underground support.

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Najera

Gently rising from Navarrete on the Roman road Italia to Hispania this area was a base for pottery in the past. The Roman road links with the Rio Ebro which leads to Barcelona and in turn by land or sea to mainland Italy. Reddish clay soil surrounds us.

The fortified construction of Najera Monsteria provides a little insight into how this area was fought over by adjoining regions.

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