Trail out of Logrono

Last night we decided we needed to evaluate our progress. The steep inclines and the extremely hot temperatures have taken their toll. We knew there would be times we needed to alter our plans to reach Santiago in our timing, so we decided today was a day to take a bus to give us the ‘bump’ we need. We took a bus from Estella to Logrono, and then we walked the 12 miles from Logrono to Navarrete. The temperature today was 97.

We have noticed the changes in agriculture from horses, sheep and cattle grazing, to corn and sunflower fields, to the vineyards we are seeing now. We think we should be seeing the grape harvest soon.

We had a very pleasant walk through a very large park outside of Logrono. It was our ‘Walk in the Park’! They had a trail system shared by the Camino trail that lot’s of locals use. Very friendly folks, many of whom wished us a Buen Camino.

Another discovery – we are tired after walking all day, and would like to retire for the evening early, however the restaurants in the small villages don’t start serving dinner until 8:00 pm! The good consequence is that the Pilgrims dinner in these restaurants is phenomenal! You get a 3 course dinner with wine for 10 Euros/p.