Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado

What a stunning day! The vineyards of Rioja gave way to the wheat and corn fields of Castille y Lyon. The fields seemed to stretch forever as the wind whipped across them. Today I walked with company,Read more
What a stunning day! The vineyards of Rioja gave way to the wheat and corn fields of Castille y Lyon. The fields seemed to stretch forever as the wind whipped across them. Today I walked with company,Read more
Disregard my previous post, TODAY was the test of our Pilgrim spirit. Taxis were considered for a split second. Today was 31.45km walk from Logroño to Najera, 506m ascent and 388m descent. the dayRead more
Today was varied and fascinating. It started in the silence of the early morning as I set off in the peaceful mist. The sun stayed hidden most of the day, as the mist gave way to clouds thatRead more
Hi ALL Dear friends
Today was to be a 20+K walk (wrong it ended at 15Km).
Navarrete to Najera.
My last night in Navarrete was special. Earlier I'd visited the awesome Navarrete Cathedral.
As myRead more
This morning I stopped off at a bar for a freshly squeezed orange juice as my breakfast before setting off alone to walk. I'm using anti-inflammatory cream and knee supports and I'm walking well, butRead more
Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
21.4km
After a nice sleep and breakfast at the best 1 star hotel you can imagine, I left Najera on a very cold morning, 2 or 3deg which needed my pufferRead more
Started at 0730 with a cool slightly overcast morning. Great walking weather! By 0945 the sky had darkened but thankfully no thunder. Got to Cirueña, the first town we came to about a minute beforeRead more
Got an early (for us) start after coffee con leche and a muffin. On the camino about 0740. Headed west with the warm morning sun on our backs.
We are in the La Rioja region, famous for some of theRead more
Journée de repos aujourd’hui! On charge les batteries . On passe la journée à Nájera là où le Roi Sanchos a vue l’image de le vierge dans la montagne et y a fait construire un monastère ,Read more
11e journée de marche ! La fatigue se fait sentir. Nous prenons une journée de repos demain . Je dois soigner mes pieds qui ne guérissent pas vraiment rapidement . Nous passerons la journée deRead more
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How green, how clean!
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Beautiful green and blue!
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Beautiful photo of the village in the background!