Rest Day On The Camino


We got a taxi from Burgos to Fromista this morning. Fromista is a sleepy Spanish village with two wonderful churches and not much else.  

We had lunch at a local bar after waiting 45 minutes until it was 1:30 PM - then we ate the smallest tapas you could imagine.  We did have 2 glasses of wine so that helped wile away the time.  We went back to our room and stayed off our feet in the afternoon to get ready for the walk tomorrow.  

As we rested we worked on booking vacations thru the end of 2022 and into 2023.  

Dinner was very good with Dianne having chicken and Jack having eggs with ham.   It is interesting how something that is usually breakfast can taste so good as an evening meal.  
The walk tomorrow goes thru the Mesata which is a large plain spanning from Burgos to Leon. When they sing 'The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain' they are talking about the Mesata plain.  It will be an interesting day. 




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  1. Todd ZimMay 13, 2022 at 11:43 PM

    Glad you had some down time to rest. It’s always good to plan future vacations while on vacation. I love hearing of your adventure. Stay well.

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