Drizzle with a chance of sunny side up.

13.5 miles from Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
We left Najera in a breeze driven drizzle. It was chilly so we were all layered up. The walk was gently rolling hills with only two moderate climbs of around a mile. The lack of heat really made a difference and I enjoyed it. There was a line of rainbow colored pilgrims snaking along up and down the trail as they all got to try out their rain gear and pack covers, most likely for the first time. We walked through patches of mist, drizzle and even sun.

On the outskirts of Santo Domingo we walked through a light industrial area and an 18 wheeler egg delivery truck pulled up to us and asked us if we wanted coffee! He stopped the truck and made us espresso on his machine. Yeah, he had an espresso machine in his truck🤯. He was just doing a good deed for a pilgrim. On our van ride from Pamplona, our driver told us to pay attention to the little things and to try to do good for other pilgrims, and we try daily, but we have also benefitted from the good nature of locals who are also practicing the same kindness. We were dumbfounded and more grateful than we could express that he would stop and make coffee for us.
The camino provides.

We finished the day with a wonderful pilgrims meal--I got to try fried anchovies, and they were delicious--at a local restaurant and then toured the local cathedral.

Thank you Javier for the heart to heart (and the clean socks)

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