Made it to Cirueña
9月22日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Sitting, what do you expect, in a bar next to my hostel Casa Victoria. Room with private bathroom - more and more important for me nowadays.
When my alternative rejoined the official camino Iもっと詳しく
Panoramic view on Alternative
9月22日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Vast expanse of countryside, flatish with a few hills and in the distance in the north the real mountains of one of the series of Sierras which go in parallel with the north coast of Spain. Googleもっと詳しく
On alternative to Ciruña
9月22日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Not on the main track any longer. This alternative may well be slightly longer. It is not marked, only marked on my app Mapy which guides me all along. Since it is not marked "publicly" nobody elseもっと詳しく
So close!
9月22日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
And yet another sitdown without taking off my pack. A concrete bench in the shade. So close to Cirueña! One person overtook me since I rejoined the official camino. Nobody coming up behind as far asもっと詳しく
Leaving Nájera
9月22日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Here in the morning sun you clearly see the sandstone hill the church/monastery Santa Maria la Real is built against and partly into. And some photos of the outside of the church - too late lastもっと詳しく
Day 12. Nájera to Cirueña
9月22日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Today I am going to try Andrea's system of connecting a text to the photos by creating a new footprint every time she takes a photo.
15 km today. Out at 8h.
Final walkabout in Nájera
9月21日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
So to finish the day with an evening walkabout which is becoming a habit. Churches, shops are shut until 5:30h mostly. And open until 8 pm (churches), or even 10 pm (super or mini markets).
I amもっと詳しく
Day 11. Navarrete to Nájera
9月21日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Up early, out late. During my sumptuous meal yesterday I slobbered oil on my "good" blouse and my bum bag which I never carry on my bum, but in front. So it had its share of the oil spill. I could notもっと詳しく
Evening walkabout in Navarrete
9月20日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Finished my day with a visit to Santa Maria de la Asunción. Right by the entrance St James as pilgrim. The church not overladen with imagery(?) except the high altar(?) which was huge and very goldenもっと詳しく
...to Navarrete (cont'd)
9月20日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Finding the camino again coming out of my hotel was easy. Soon the camino went separate from the road, in parallel with a cycling track. Trees all along and it went on for miles, well, for a longもっと詳しく
Day 10. Logroño to Navarrete
9月20日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
This is Sunday and yesterday I forgot to buy food for today. And when checking in I had also declined breakfast - normally too late in the morning. But at this time of the year daylight does not startもっと詳しく
Coming into Logroño
9月19日, スペイン ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Lovely view across the river
Day 9 Viana to Logroño
9月19日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Andrea has left. I then left an hour later going down at a spanking pace the shady side of the which Vianahillat sits on. After 20 minutes the sun hit me and I realised I had left my sunhat at theもっと詳しく
Day 8 Overview - Los Arcos to Viana
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Made it ...
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
... Hotel Palácio de Pujadas at the end of the main pedestrian street in historic Viana. Finally with our own room plus bathroom again for a good (better!) night's sleep
Finally Viana ahead
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Beautiful tree
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
After much needed siesta
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Good rest and sleep of 40mins after all the swift walking in the morning.
10km still ahead
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Outside view of Iglesia
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
with Yolanda
Iglesia de Santo Sepulcro de Torres del Rio
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Octagonal Romanesque style
Cupola with Mozarabe influence
Jesus with feet seperate and wearing a crown, peaceful expression
On to Torres del Rio
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
For our second break just 1 km along but time to book a room in Logroño for tomorrow as we just heard that there's a festival so will be very busy
Well deserved break with Bev
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
From Canada
Shortcut up steep hill to Sansol
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Uphill together with Bev (Canadian). We had overtaken her once - loud talk with the Brazilians - as she was walking steadily, but not to fast, by herself. So when I was coming up to her again afterもっと詳しく
First stretch with 2 Brazilian ladies
9月18日, スペイン ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Denise and Delia who had helped take the pictures by the church. Andrea then worked out that they were Brazilian from how they spoke Spanish. So off we went on a long stretch of Camino together andもっと詳しく