Day 6 - Puente La Reina to Estella

Feeling a bit tired and sore tonight. Today was shorter than yesterday, but I’ve passed the 100 kilometer mark, so I guess I’m starting to feel the everyday strain. The morning broke early when some peregrinas in my albergue decided that 5am was a good time to get up and start slamming doors. I didn’t even set an alarm for this morning, so they took care of that for me. I left a bit before 8am, and made my way of of Estella, passing friends and pilgrims enjoying breakfast along the way. I’m still struggling with this whole breakfast thing, so I kept walking assuming I’d grab some food in the next town. No luck. Finally found food in the 2nd town about 8k down the road. I enjoyed a Coke, banana, and a chocolate croissant. I left friends behind at the cafe and continued on. Fortunately, they caught up to me about an hour later - and I spent the rest of the afternoon walking with Christa from Winnipeg, as well as Greg from Alabama, and his son Rhett. It was so nice to have their company. It wasn’t a very exciting afternoon in terms of scenery, so passing the time amongst friends made for a really good way to work through the kilometers. I arrived in Estella only to have trouble finding my hostel - Astorga hostel. It’s a nice place with pod beds, but I’m all the way up on the third floor - which feels like a lot after over 22km! I showered off the trail grime, was forbidden from doing laundry, so I settled into my pod to rest and stretch. Siesta is becoming one of the best parts of my Camino! So now I’m sitting at a cafe, drinking a glass of vino tinto. It’s a little chilly, but the cafe is starting to fill with pilgrims. I’ll grab some dinner and try for an early night.Read more