Camino Day 8 - Estella to Los Arcos

Another early start to beat the heat had us on the road about 5:15am. We came across an open forge/shop with some cool things and Grace picked up a necklace.

There was a bar open for breakfast about 8 km in where we also picked up a sandwich for lunch since we knew there was nothing available until our destination in another 14 km. The last 11 km had little shade and no water and was like walking the exposed fire trails back home.

Even with the early start it was 99 degrees as we entered our destination.
We found an open bar and enjoyed a pizza, raddlers, and Aquarius while meeting some new peregrinos and reconnecting with others. One of them spent last night in a field because he decided to check out a castle off the route and didn't make it back to a town in time. The whole story is much more interesting but would have to be a separate post.

Tomorrow is a similar routine, but none of the groceries in this small town are open on Sunday so we'll have to get by on our snack reserves tomorrow until we get to our breakfast destination. Hopefully we can get a liter of Aquarius there and some take-away sandwiches for another long trek without bars or stores.

AllTrails fly-over of our day
French Way: Estella - Torres del Río
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