Iberia, Rith's parkway, and bussing it

[Nick Hayes]

from Burgos for 5 days ,  maybe 6 if you count the day from Leon to
hospital de Orbiga, you are walkingthe meseta. flat, hot but not without
its own mystery and voyages inside your head. However if you are
strapped for time some part of the Burgos to Leon stretch can be done by
bus or train.

Gabrielle Milanich wrote:

> Thanks everyone for the advice on Iberia.  It sounds like there's no
> need to
> reserve in advance,as it's easy enough to find a flight.  I'd no idea
> it was
> so cheap!
>
> Do you think the trains in France work the same way?  That if I know
> the tim
> eof the train, I can just show up at the station and get a seat?  I'm
> sure
> the prices are a little more, but that seem negligible.
>
> BTW, on a totally different topic, I think it was Ruth who said she
> found an
> alternative route into Burgos through Alison Raju's guide.  It took
> her
> through parks instead of the main roadway?  Ruth, I couldn't find that
>
> reference in Raju's book.  Could you provide a little more detail?
>
> Finally, because of time constraints, and my concern of walking too
> slow, I
> may have to take a bus or train somewhere in the middle.  Can anyone
> give
> their opinion on what is the least appealing on the Camino?  For
> example, are
> their portions where you're on a highway for a distance?  I'm not sure
> I will
> have to do this, but I want to be prepared none the less.
>
> Thansk again!
> Fondly,
> Gabrielle