Puena la Reina to Estella

A pretty walk along natural tracks today, some step climbs into the hill top villages. Leaving early always brings the joy of seeing the golden rays of light breaking through the sky. Glad to arriveRead more
A pretty walk along natural tracks today, some step climbs into the hill top villages. Leaving early always brings the joy of seeing the golden rays of light breaking through the sky. Glad to arriveRead more
Day 7/40 Today was the day we got to Bodega Irache the winery where free red wine can be drunk. A tradition to help pilgrims on their way to Santiago. We tasted the wine from our shell cos that’sRead more
A cold start to the day at 5 degrees, leaving Estella we see more of what this town has to offer and feel a little sorry that we are so tired and can’t take in the sights. That’s the way of theRead more
Another cool start for the day at 8 degrees, as we set off we were feeling the fatigue of walking the way for a week. Most of the paths today are natural and pass through farmland, shade is limited,Read more
Our night at the service station was the best nights sleep I’ve had so far. Amazing! Dinner with John from Liverpool was nice and a lift back into town at 7 saw us off before first light and on ourRead more
Day 9 was our short day walking 9k into Logroño. It’s a biggish town and the edges of the big towns pretty industrial through we walk through some green areas as well it’s not our favorite part.Read more
Oh, this is nice, only 9 k’s today! Wide open spaces on mostly natural paths a very short pine forest and then we arrived. We are accustomed to looking for the cathedral as a reference point for theRead more
Happy for another shorter day today, feeling low on energy all round. It’s raining when we set out, we wait it out with Lisa and Jem in a cafe. The rain stops and the walk out of town is throughRead more
Very pleased to see the rain has passed, quite a cool start to the day, perfect for walking. A crisp beautiful walk out of Naverette into endless Rioja vineyards, the vines are full of dark plumpRead more
TravelerDickie is leading the pack?
Great words very visual [Rose]
Traveler
Beautiful!