Day 12: Navarette to Nájera

Mileage: 10.5 miles or so
Elevation gain: 722
Elevation loss: 791
Weather: beautiful and sunny until we were already in Nájera, when it rained pretty hard for a little while
Total mileage: 121.75

Today’s walk of under 11 miles and not too much climbing felt almost like a day off! I’m also figuring out how to help my feet feel better, which is a relief.

We were expecting rain today, but clear skies met us on our leisurely 8:00 start. There was a bakery next to our lodging but they didn’t have coffee!! We had a couple of nice breaks today and the first one included cafes con leche, so it worked out.

Even with the leisurely start we arrived in Nàjera relatively early, so we enjoyed some treats and actually did a little shopping! Nothing exciting - I’m going to try some new socks and we had run out of chocolate. Another great day.

1. Not so many wildflowers now but these hollyhocks wished us well as we left Navarrete.
2. The eponymous gate of Puerta del Cementerio.
3. Detail from the gate. Was it St. Michael who slayed the dragon?
4. So. Many. Vineyards today. Made for a beautiful walk.
5. The town of Ventosa from a distance.
6. and 7. More beautiful vineyards
8. These distinctive stone huts served as shelter for farmers at one point, apparently.
9. We enjoyed pinchos (tapas) and sangrias (which we saw hilariously translated as “bleedings” in Viana) at an outdoor bar before the rain started.
10. Street in Nájera after the rain Czytaj więcej