Camino Day 0, April 25, Barcelona to Burgos.

Tonight we will ride a night bus (7:30pm - 4am) from Barcelona to Burgos. Then we hope we will find something open (perhaps in the bus station?) so we can have breakfast before beginning our Camino.

The predicted temperature is 36 deg F when we begin, so it will be cold (though fortunately no rain predicted). We are glad Chris' sister Hanna, who has walked different paths of the Camino in 2014, 2015 and again this year, urged us to bring warmer clothes than we did for our 2012 Camino. We are glad we will have our puffy jackets, mittens and wool beanies as we start out. 

Barcelona has been a hard time for River. The sheer density of people has made it tiring and uncomfortable so that she has not felt fully present or able to fully see and enjoy the beauty. Despite that there have been plenty of sweet joyful moments including a Fri night birthday dinner with friends Miles and Alan (photo 1- Chris kissing her friend Miles on his birthday, they've been friends since 1980)

Also a Saturday night birthday party with Miles and Alan and Sabine and Agnes (who surprised us with a German candle ring that brought rich memories of Chris' early childhood), and sparklers. 

We visited several buildings designed by Gaudi. Photo 2 shows Sabine and Agnes at Park Guell. 

In photo 3 Sabine Agnes and Chris at our goodbye for now/hasta luega lunch.  

And in photo 4 Chris and River at the fountain with fish and scallop shell that made us think of course of the signature scallop shell of the Camino.