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    • Day 15

      Rioja Vinyards on the way to Ventosa

      October 2, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Rest stop at a café in Ventosa. About 7 km of walking so far. 11km left to Najera.

      There are lots of vineyards in Rioja, who knew. Still some grapes left to harvest.

      Bright sunny day, temps about 60 now, will get up to the mid 80's this afternoon. We should get a whole week of this weather!Read more

    • Day 23

      22. Etappe: Navarrete (34,3 km)

      November 18, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Die Paella gestern war sehr lecker und ganz ohne Meeresgetier, dafür schmetterte uns der Hospitaliero noch ein paar Songs auf seiner Gitarre! Fabelhaft! 🎸🎶 Ein beschwingter Tagesausklang 😊
      Gestartet wurde für mich als Spätaufsteher wieder viiiiiel zu früh! Wieso muss man bloß um 7 Uhr aufstehen, wenn man nur 20 km vor sich hat? Ich werde es wohl nie verstehen 😅 Ich blieb also noch ein bisschen liegen und machte mich fertig als das Bad frei und schon alle auf dem Weg oder beim Käffchen waren und rollte von hinten das Feld auf. Ich musste mich etwas beeilen, denn ich wollte nicht in der Groß- und gleichzeitig Hauptstadt der Rioja-Region Logrono bleiben, wie alle anderen, sondern noch ein wenig weiter. Eine nette spanische Mitpilgerin hatte netterweise für mich vorher in der Albergue El Cantaro in Navarrete angerufen und ein Bett klar gemacht 😊👍
      Zwischen Weinfeldern und Olivenbäumen überholte ich also so nach und nach alle und verabschiedete mich.
      Kurz vor Logrono fings dann leider an zu regnen, so dass ich nicht wirklich viel von der Stadt mitbekam, nur ein wenig bei einem kleinen Umweg zur öffentlichen Toilette, den mir eine nette Dame von der Touristeninfo erklärte. Ohne ihre Hilfe hätte ich die im Leben nicht gefunden! Sie lag gut versteckt unterirdisch und überhaupt nicht ausgeschildert auf einem Platz. Was das betrifft bin ich wirklich sehr verwöhnt von Frankreich. So was wie öffentliche Toiletten gibts hier leider kaum 🙁
      Weiter gings raus aus der Stadt, vorbei an so manch beeindruckendem Wandgemälde, durch einen unendlich großen Park mit allerhand Enten, scheuen Hasen und sehr neugierigem Eichhörnchen. Die letzten Kilometer musste ich mich etwas durchbeißen, denn es ging weniger schön entlang der Autobahn. Mein heutiger Zielort drohnte dann schon fast surreal über den Straßen.
      Heute bin ich 3 Wochen unterwegs und habe schon mehr als die Hälfte meiner Strecke zurückgelegt! Das hatte ich gar nicht so wirklich auf dem Schirm - am Ende des Tages sind es schon über 660 zurückgelegt Kilometer und laut Hinweisschild vor Navarrete aber weniger als 550 km nach Santiago 😳
      In der Herberge werde ich herzlich empfangen, auch wenn der Gastgeber kein Englisch spricht, konnte er mich zumindest verstehen. Er wohnt direkt über der Albergue und zeigt mir alles. Heute genieße ich die Ruhe, auch wenn es komisch ist, an einem riesigen Tisch ganz allein zu Abend zu essen. Ich bin mir aber sicher, dass ich schon morgen wieder in Gesellschaft bin, umso schöner ist mal ein "Ruhetag". 😉
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    • Day 15

      Day 12

      September 2, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Left Navarrete 6.45 arrived Azfroa 12 noon
      14k today.
      Lyn and I have been through the most incredible thunderstorm we have ever had, thunder, ⛈️ lightning 🌩 hail. The lightning was red in colour. The rain fell in torrents, thank goodness we managed to get our ponchos on before it hit us. We did turn back for a while, then realised it was moving away from where we were heading.
      We managed to get to Ventosa, where we caught a taxis to Njaera and then walked in the rain to Azfroa, where we will stay the night.
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    • Day 16

      Day 12: Navarette to Nájera

      May 29, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

      Mileage: 10.5 miles or so
      Elevation gain: 722
      Elevation loss: 791
      Weather: beautiful and sunny until we were already in Nájera, when it rained pretty hard for a little while
      Total mileage: 121.75

      Today’s walk of under 11 miles and not too much climbing felt almost like a day off! I’m also figuring out how to help my feet feel better, which is a relief.

      We were expecting rain today, but clear skies met us on our leisurely 8:00 start. There was a bakery next to our lodging but they didn’t have coffee!! We had a couple of nice breaks today and the first one included cafes con leche, so it worked out.

      Even with the leisurely start we arrived in Nàjera relatively early, so we enjoyed some treats and actually did a little shopping! Nothing exciting - I’m going to try some new socks and we had run out of chocolate. Another great day.

      1. Not so many wildflowers now but these hollyhocks wished us well as we left Navarrete.
      2. The eponymous gate of Puerta del Cementerio.
      3. Detail from the gate. Was it St. Michael who slayed the dragon?
      4. So. Many. Vineyards today. Made for a beautiful walk.
      5. The town of Ventosa from a distance.
      6. and 7. More beautiful vineyards
      8. These distinctive stone huts served as shelter for farmers at one point, apparently.
      9. We enjoyed pinchos (tapas) and sangrias (which we saw hilariously translated as “bleedings” in Viana) at an outdoor bar before the rain started.
      10. Street in Nájera after the rain
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    • Day 15

      Navarrete

      June 16, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F

      Just a quickie. Walked after dialysis to get part of tomorrow’s climb out of the way. Stopped in Navarrete—a lovely little village. I’ve attached pictures of the church here as well as the BEST dinner we’ve enjoyed on the Camino, which is saying quite a bit! We enjoyed paella along with a number of finger foods (I went slightly crazy picking out a bunch of things from the display case with no.idea of what many were!).

      Taking a breakfast break as I write this then on to Najera, after an early start to the day.
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    • Day 14

      Navarrete

      September 1, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌩️ 21 °C

      Another village on a steep hillside.
      All the churches are massive, and the decorations inside are over the top.
      While we waited for our accommodation to open, we had a delicious lunch, bacon, and eggs. Every pilgrim meal consists of hot chips with a piece of meat, not inviting at all.
      We are staying at Bein Camino Hostal in a private room with proper beds and our own bathroom, with a full-size towel. It is glorious.
      We had just finished dinner when the thunderstorm and rain started. We can hear rolling thunder, love it.
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    • Day 12

      To Navarette

      September 11, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

      We found out today from a woman that the group of people she has been walking with call Alan the “Smiling Man” 😂😂 Plus, another man came up to him the day before yesterday and commented on his smile and good energy. Is this the same man I’m walking with??😂😂

      We have entered the Rioja region of Northern Spain, which is best known for barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes. 🍇 We have been walking by many fields of grapes and it looks like they are very close to harvest time!

      Instead of staying in the big city of Logroño, we are in Navarette. Tomorrow, we will only walk 10 miles to Najera 🙂 That will give our feet a bit of a rest.
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    • Day 16

      Viana to Navarrete

      May 6, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Last night was noisy in the room and I didn’t sleep very well.

      I had another early start and enjoyed the walk to the outskirts of Logrono.

      The walk into Logrono, through Logrono and out of Logrono and onto Navarrete felt much different to the past few days. There were very little Camino signs - not many arrows, not many blue and yellow signs or indications of where to go or how much further. I had relied on them so far. The last few kilometres were through a freeway development.

      But once I arrived in Navarrete things improved. I have a lovely little single room in an albergue and was able to get a good pilgrim’s meal for lunch.

      Hopefully after a good sleep tomorrow will be another good day.

      Lots of people are having to walk on to the next town and are finding it difficult to get beds without a booking. I am now booking two nights in advance to be safe.

      Albergue el Cantaro
      23kms
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    • Day 22

      Réchauffement en pause

      May 10, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      La Asuncion eglise à Navarette, apres la pause la température est descendue à 11c avec des vents froids, manteau était de mise nous avons écourté notre pause et préféré marcher rapidement pour se réchauffer, vent de face nous avons atteint un vitesse de croisière de 4,7 km heures.

      Ventusa propose lors de l'arrivée le 1 km de arte avec quelques œuvres d'artistes Espagnole , à 10 km de Nazera à midi.

      Paysage meublé de vignobles avec moins de paysage, plus de route,

      Rencontre avec Pasqual un français de 72 ans père de 12 enfants un bagage intérieur qui a alleger notre bagage physique reconnaissant envers nous il nous a payé un canon, on lui a remis l'appareil, nous avons dû réserver 5 km hors pistes mais aurons loccasion de se reprendre demain, retrouvaille prévu à Bellorade dans deux jours
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    • Day 27

      Another easy walk

      April 23, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      We are now at Navarrete after an easy 13 km walk. This is a lovely little town on a hill surrounded with vineyards and the rich red Rioja soil. We walked quite slowly so as not to be too early, arrived at about 12.30, stopped for coffee and also for fresh OJ before checking in and room ready, bags here, and we have settled in!

      It was a perfect temperature for walking, coolish and quite a lot of cloud cover. It actually feels cold now, and I am wearing a fleece that I thought would never be worn again once we left the Pyrenees…weather app says 19° but it is wrong! It has now become a little drizzly, but doesn’t matter, and tomorrow should be dry and still cooler for our 17 km walk to Nájera. We walked out through the outer suburbs of Logroño- you realise it’s quite a bit city and not just the historical centre - and through a big park and bird sanctuary…very pleasant. And also passed the big bull structure high on a hill that is equivalent maybe to our big banana …. you can see it for miles in all directions…anyway, a very good and easy walk…our hotel has a pilgrim menu for dinner so all is well.
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