Walking to eat !

According to my Fitbit we walked 35 kilometers and burned over 6,000 calories yesterday getting to Burgos. So, as you can imagine that justifies eating anything and as much of anything you want. (At least in my mind ) 

A commenter asked us about what and where we eat. 

Generally we start the morning with a typical Spanish breakfast of fresh squeezed orange juice (really yummy ), cafe con leche  ( a necessity ) and a beautiful flakey croissant. Some mornings we get this where we were for the night but sometimes we start walking before anything is open so we will get it at the first village that has a place open. Sometimes that is 5 or 6 kilometers down the road. You really appreciate it then. 

After the morning meal we are back to walking, looking for the next meal. Some mornings we stop for an additional cafe con leche after a couple of hours. Mid day meals are varied in what we eat and the source. It may be a sandwich from a welcomed food truck strategically parked along the Camino or a picnic along the Way with food we purchased at a market. Of course there is always a bar with bocadillos ( sandwiches ) in just about every village. 

Once we finally arrive at our destination for the day we usually start planning on where to eat dinner. There are typically a few choices. Some of the Albergues ( hostels for pilgrims) offer a “pilgrim” meal which is communal with the other pilgrims staying there for the night. The food ranges from very good to well let’s call acceptable. Usually a soup or salad followed by chicken, fish or pork with some variety of a dessert. Ice cream or yogurt seems to be the standard fare. The best part is the camaraderie and making of new Camino friends. 

If we don’t eat in the Albergue many types and levels of restaurants are available depending on the size of the town we are in. Most villages/ cities have a bar or hundreds of tapa ( pinchos) bars offering very interesting and innovative small dishes. Occasionally we splurge and go to more upscale restaurants for some finer dining. 

Ok. Sorry for being so long winded. If you got this far then it is time for you to have a glass of wine and some pinchos.

Adios for now from Burgos 

Buen Camino.