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I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
I walked 43 days in April and May and I needed my rest days, we took 2 but could have taken 2 more if needed. 20 days in we took an extra day in Burgos. I rested my sore knee, did laundry, went to the Cathedral (again). My buddy got a needed massage for his aching back. We found restaurants with different food (Korean & Ramen noodles). We took another day in Astorga, May Day so quite quiet. Did go to the Spa, definitely helped my still sore knee. We finally did what I call walking rest day, short days. 10k from Triacastela to Samos and then 17k to Sarria. The reward there was a nap and just chilling. I guess what you do really depends upon where you are, how long you’ve been on the Camino and what you really want to do, sometimes doing nothing is just right. Hope this helps, if you have time, take a day or 2 and consider the walking rest as others have suggested.I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
I did exactly the same. I was sick, and after making my way across the Meseta, mostly in truly horrible weather, I reached Leon, spent 2 nights there mainly in bed. The next day walked to Virgen del Camino. I should have stopped earlier when I first got sick.It depends on if you need actual rest or not.
I'm also in the camp of preferring short walking days to full rest days, but early on my Camino this year I caught a cold, and spent two nights in one town and actually rested. I followed that with a short day while I was still recovering.
We usually plan a rest day to coincide with a bigger town with a few things to see/do. We book a nice hotel for the two nights, go to a laundromat and give a proper wash to everything but what we are standing in. After that we wander, see whatever is to be seen, maybe visit a sports shop if new socks or a t-shirt seems warranted, maybe browse a pharmacy for footcare. We are very partial to coffees/beer/ wine sitting people watching. Add a more leisurely breakfast than usual and nice dinner, happy out.I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
I agree. By the time most of us will need a rest day we have been able to walk longer distances with less fatigue. I usually walk two 10k days. I will take my time having breakfast. Have my pan tostada and coffee and then a second coffee. Walk and if I can stop again after 5k or so I will. They arrive in the next village and relax for the day. A couple of hours of walking, some coffees and snacks and then lots of do nothing.I very rarely spend two nights in one place. A rest day for me is a short day with an early lunch.
In other words, a tour day, not really a day of rest.I suggest that you take a rest day in a larger city, like Leon, and just be a tourist for a day.
Most rest days are taken in larger cities. I would recommend a shorter day before, see the highlights, then walk to a small village beyond. Lodging will be easier, You'll have a jump on the packs that form leaving the cities and two good nights sleep (often interrupted by revelers in the cities).I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
Walk 20k exploring around.I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
I take tourist stops. Big town with lots to sightsee, so I am still walking a lot. I usually take a hotel so I don’t have to be back by 10pm.I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
I'm not a camino veteren. I haven't gone yet. 20 days til lift off! But am planning rest days and being a regular old tourist. I am about to book a van tour that visits wineries and includes a lunch (out of Pamplona.) I am also planning on splurging on a Michelin star restaurant outside of Najera (very reasonably priced compared to one I did in London several years ago. Like 1/5th of the price...) at the super groovy hotel Marques de Riscal designed by architect Frank Gehry. Other cities I'm going to visit the cathedrals and sites, do real laundry in machines and NOT eat pilgrim meals which look to be tiresome. I am trying for the albergues most nights but my rest days I hope to at least have a private room or even an en suite room to decompress and get better rest.I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
And after lunch, climb up that hill and explore the castle I have been meaning to visit for the last few CaminosI very rarely spend two nights in one place. A rest day for me is a short day with an early lunch.
You must mean the castle in Castrojerez?And after lunch, climb up that hill and explore the castle I have been meaning to visit for the last few Caminos
I loved Castrojerez and after arriving and getting situated where we were staying, I hiked up to that awesome castle with my two sons. The views of the town from that high vantage point and the vistas beyond made for a special incredible memory for me.You must mean the castle in Castrojerez?
The winery that Gehry designed is closer to Logrono. There are some great tours of Rioja out of there. The foodie thing will come with a little research, there are some major places to have menu del dia all along the Camino. I won't even begin to name names because it is a moveable feast from town to town and the top names change year to year.I'm not a camino veteren. I haven't gone yet. 20 days til lift off! But am planning rest days and being a regular old tourist. I am about to book a van tour that visits wineries and includes a lunch (out of Pamplona.) I am also planning on splurging on a Michelin star restaurant outside of Najera (very reasonably priced compared to one I did in London several years ago. Like 1/5th of the price...) at the super groovy hotel Marques de Riscal designed by architect Frank Gehry. Other cities I'm going to visit the cathedrals and sites, do real laundry in machines and NOT eat pilgrim meals which look to be tiresome. I am trying for the albergues most nights but my rest days I hope to at least have a private room or even an en suite room to decompress and get better rest.
I have a special goal to visit every church I can and light a candle for my grandma and my friend Tara who have both passed.
Can you all tell that I'm a foodie?And regarding Frank Gehry. His stuff is weird. And sadly his building in my city is downright ugly! (The MoPOP museum at Seattle Center) But sometimes I like his buildings and he is an alumni of my school, so I have a love/hate for his work.
The history of the place is incredible. One can only imagine what it was like watching the Romans from that vantage point moving gold and other minerals through the region.I loved Castrojerez and after arriving and getting situated where we were staying, I hiked up to that awesome castle with my two sons. The views of the town from that high vantage point and the vistas beyond made for a special incredible memory for me.
Yes indeed!!You must mean the castle in Castrojerez?
I will research, thanks!The winery that Gehry designed is closer to Logrono. There are some great tours of Rioja out of there. The foodie thing will come with a little research, there are some major places to have menu del dia all along the Camino. I won't even begin to name names because it is a moveable feast from town to town and the top names change year to year.
You may find this thread useful: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...restaurant-on-the-camino-frances.85211/?amp=1I'm not a camino veteren. I haven't gone yet. 20 days til lift off! But am planning rest days and being a regular old tourist. I am about to book a van tour that visits wineries and includes a lunch (out of Pamplona.) I am also planning on splurging on a Michelin star restaurant outside of Najera (very reasonably priced compared to one I did in London several years ago. Like 1/5th of the price...) at the super groovy hotel Marques de Riscal designed by architect Frank Gehry. Other cities I'm going to visit the cathedrals and sites, do real laundry in machines and NOT eat pilgrim meals which look to be tiresome. I am trying for the albergues most nights but my rest days I hope to at least have a private room or even an en suite room to decompress and get better rest.
I have a special goal to visit every church I can and light a candle for my grandma and my friend Tara who have both passed.
Can you all tell that I'm a foodie?And regarding Frank Gehry. His stuff is weird. And sadly his building in my city is downright ugly! (The MoPOP museum at Seattle Center) But sometimes I like his buildings and he is an alumni of my school, so I have a love/hate for his work.
I never knew about this hotel and winery at the time I walked the Frances, but it looks right out of a storybook.The winery that Gehry designed is closer to Logrono. There are some great tours of Rioja out of there. The foodie thing will come with a little research, there are some major places to have menu del dia all along the Camino. I won't even begin to name names because it is a moveable feast from town to town and the top names change year to year.
I ate there in 2015. I was surprised that such a "posh" restaurant with linen tablecloths served pilgrim meals. It was a true highlight experience and the food was definitely "a cut above" the norm. I felt humbled and definitely underdressed and the only other person eating early was another pilgrim.@TheRealPixie - when you are in Atapuerca you'll have to eat at Como Sapiens - I was so disappointed that it was closed the day that I was there.
Restaurante COMOSAPIENS
Una parada única, una experiencia sensorial, un lugar mágico, la Sierra de Atapuerca y el Camino de Santiago.comerenatapuerca.com
And the climb out of Castrojerez the next morning and the view from the top is another reward.I loved Castrojerez and after arriving and getting situated where we were staying, I hiked up to that awesome castle with my two sons. The views of the town from that high vantage point and the vistas beyond made for a special incredible memory for me.
True, but I had a windy, pelting rain that morning when leaving, so the view for me was not the best.And the climb out of Castrojerez the next morning and the view from the top is another reward.
I agree it is a tour day. I think I have perfected the meaning of a rest day after honing this skill for 70 years. Get up, have a coffee and breakfast, space out and relax and maybe chat with some locals in the bar or in front of the bar, I try to stay in a private albergue for a rest day so I can leave my backpack. Maybe walk around for just a bit. Find a park or a nice square. Have another coffee or postre. As soon as possible go back and take a little snooze if I can. Get up and repeat until bedtime. But like I said earlier. I usually just do two really short days. I can still get to the place I am stopping early enough to vegetate quite well.In other words, a tour day, not really a day of rest.
Well, it wasn't pelting rain until a bit later. Here is looking back on Castrojerez. I actually never had muddy shoes, just squishing water out my trail runners most of the day.Sorry to hear that but, it's the Camino, weatherize you get what it has to offer day to day. Up that hill in the mud had to be great.
For me, I spend 2 nights (starting with 1 full day of walking). Last time I did this, I spent 2 nights in a nice but reasonably priced hotel (I wanted to be alone, not leave during the day, and just be incognito in my own room. It was in a town that was big enough that there were things I could do for a few hours the next day.I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
Treat myself to a proper meal, sightsee, people watch, watch the Euro 2024?I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
Lol... I had a day off in Burgos and booked me a 2-night stay in a private room.Once in a while I find it helpful to get a private room, fully hydrate, turn off the alarm and let nature take its coucourse
Same here…I very rarely spend two nights in one place. A rest day for me is a short day with an early lunch.
I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornillos
A Rest Day that Made Me Restless...Never had one, would just make me restless.
Oh gosh! So many possibilities! Sleep in. Visit cultural sites, of which there are MANY. Go to the local markets and just linger and enjoy and talk and people watch. Journal. Stock up on any supplies you're running low on. Explore local food items and eateries. Hang out in plazas that have people playing music in them. I purposely took a rest day every week or so because I saw that suggested as a way to avoid overuse injuries, etc. I got to savor the Camino and the places more because I did that.I am thinking I should take a rest day.
Maybe book a hostal for a couple of nights, have a room to myself, and not walk at all
Or maybe walk just 10km, and a hostal for one night.
What do you do on rest days.
Also any preferred locations?
I am beyond Hornollios
That place was SO good! We ended up there quite by accident and had no idea it was a destination restaurant. What a treat!@TheRealPixie - when you are in Atapuerca you'll have to eat at Como Sapiens - I was so disappointed that it was closed the day that I was there.
Restaurante COMOSAPIENS
Una parada única, una experiencia sensorial, un lugar mágico, la Sierra de Atapuerca y el Camino de Santiago.comerenatapuerca.com
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