Espagne
Torres del Río

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    • Villatuerta to Torres del Río

      20 septembre 2022, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

      Up early to beat the heat we were on the hoof by 6:20am, which is 90 minutes before dawn. Our destination was about 25km ahead.

      It was deliciously cool walking at that hour but also pitch dark. John has a headlamp so we were able to see the track into Estella. It was an easy walk, we were there in an hour and were across town by 8am, where we stopped for coffee and croissants.

      Not far out of Estella is the monastery of Irache. They make wine there and offer it free to pilgrims through a tap in the wall, along with fresh water for those disinclined to drink red wine at 8:30am.

      Kevin had a sip and added a few drops to his water bottle for a hoped-for medicinal effect. The wine quality was a tad below that of the $1.29 bottle featured in yesterday’s photos.

      From there it was a quite gradual climb to Villamayor de Monjardín. We stopped at the cafe a bit short of there in Ázqueta for an excellent pair of boccadillos and a cold drink. Also a boots off airing of the feet which seems to be a best practice for long distance walkers.

      From there it was a long hot, mostly shadeless downhill into Los Arcos, with a food truck a few km short of town where we stopped again to drink something cold and air the feet.

      We had been unable to find a room in Los Arcos so we phoned for a taxi on arrival which delivered us a few km up the track at Torres del Río where we have a private twin room for the night.
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    • Jour 6

      Day 5 walking

      13 mai, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

      We had lovely view from our dormitory window of the rising sun, we were first to arrive yesterday and so could chose our beds, and the last to leave just after 8!
      Initial downward walk and then steep climb into Torres des Rio with another beautiful old church.
      We then had mixture of gentle inclines and some steep climbs to Viana, where we met with a friend (Sarah) who is walking with us for a few days - so we were 2 and are now 3 which 😊
      Viana is another old town with cathedral being renovated. On the way there we also passed a sort of shrine with piles of stacked stones with photos and names of presumed lost loved ones, very poignant, and a tree full of lots of different national flags. And just before one hill, in a shady spot with picnic tables, a Spanish chap was playing his guitar and serenading all the passing walkers/pilgrims, most stopped to listen for few minutes as did we. The Spanish have been very welcoming and we have passed refreshments tables where kind locals have put out fruit and snacks and drinks and just asked for a donation.
      After the 3 of us left Viana, the landscape subtly changed and included more scrubland and trees, and also olive groves and vine fields, signalling we were leaving the Navarre region and crossing into La Rioja. We walked onto Logrono which is a large city and so we passed quite an industrial area on the way in and the walk was less interesting. I had booked the 3 of us a private room rather than beds in a dorm, feels like luxury! And we’ve just been out for a nice dinner and now listening to the rain!
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    • Jour 39

      Logrono

      30 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Today I set my sights on Logrono, a bus ride from this beautiful Palacio. I go to "Winederful" hostel there for three days while I explore the museums, churches, art of the city. In the heart of wine country, there are plenty of day trips to the vineyards but I'll be doing my trip to an olive Grove.

      Once arriving here at Logrono and a two km walk from the bus...and Two hours waiting for the albergue to open at 3pm so now in my sleep pod. Very clean sheets, pillow cases and towel at 30 euros a night.. logrono is a huge town, city really so after a rest I will go explore....

      So, I got lost with another two hours out of my day I bought some food to prepare dinner after finally making it back. One of the other walkers had a good laugh at my bad luck so passing her on my way in she took my advice and was back at the hostel in ten minutes, still laughing at my sense of geography! She is Donna from the gold coast in Australia!
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    • Jour 13

      Sansol to Logrono

      8 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F

      A long 13 miles planned. - turned out to be 15.1. Part of the trail is called the knee wrecker so I need to be careful. DL not feeling well today so he is taking a bus or taxi and we’ll meet up later.

    • Jour 5

      5. DAY | 20 km

      3 mai 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

      Das wahre Leben ist hier...

      Der gestrige Abend hat mir Emotionen geschenkt die einem Film gleich waren und wenn ich auch das erste Bild von heute morgen anschaue, muss ich mir eingestehen dass mich dieser Tisch mit den Stühlen einwenig an "La Casa de Papel" erinnert. Dort wo ein Abend vorher noch alle gelacht, gegessen und über das Leben erzählt haben, ist plötzlich alles leer weil jeder weiterzieht und seinen Kampf antritt. Hier unterstützt sich jeder gegenseitig, man redet miteinander ohne sich zu kennen und zwei simple Worte wie "buon Camino" haben eine Macht über einen die unbeschreiblich ist. Ganz ehrlich ? Eigentlich müsste man auf dieser Welt als Begrüßung genau diese zwei Worte nutzen, denn stellt euch vor, jeder würde euch jeden Tag einen guten Weg wünschen. Ich vermisse kein Instagram oder WhatsApp weil ich mich in dieser Realität wohler fühle. Du achtest hier nicht auf dein äußeres und wenn du ein Kompliment bekommst, basiert es auf deine Inneren Werte was viel wertvoller ist. Du handelst nach dem was dein Körper sagt, schützt ihn viel mehr, weil du jede Entscheidung frei treffen kannst.

      Ich habe jeden Tag während dem Camino unzählige Gedanken die ich nur teilweise in diesem Tagebuch festhalte, also stellt euch vor wie mein Tagebuch der Gefühle aussehen muss.

      Heute bin ich gestürzt aber macht euch keine Sorgen, mir war klar dass das hier kein Spaziergang wird aber was dir der Camino nimmt gibt er dir dreifach zurück!

      Auch wenn ich niemanden via Telefon höre, ihr wart noch nie so laut in meinem Herzen wie ihr es gerade seit.
      Hier ist man nie alleine und wenn du es sein möchtest was du solltest ist immer jemand hinter dir oder vor dir!

      Elli

      La vita reale è qui...

      La serata di ieri mi ha regalato emozioni da film e quando guardo la prima foto di stamattina, devo ammettere che questo tavolo con le sedie mi ricorda un po' "La Casa de Papel". Dove una sera tutti ridevano, mangiavano e parlavano della vita, all'improvviso tutto è vuoto perché tutti partono per la l'oro strada iniziando la sua battaglia. Qui tutti si sostengono a vicenda, ci si parla senza conoscersi e due semplici parole come "buon Camino" hanno un potere indescrivibile. Sinceramente? In realtà, in questo mondo, si dovrebbero usare proprio queste due parole come saluto, perché immaginate se tutti vi augurassero ogni giorno una buona strada. Non mi manca Instagram o WhatsApp perché mi sento più a mio agio in questa realtà. Qui non si presta attenzione all'aspetto esteriore e quando si riceve un complimento, si basa sui valori interiori che hanno molta più importanza. Qui ascolti di più il tuo corpo e gli dai ciò di cui ha bisogno perché puoi decidere liberamente non hai nessuna pressione.

      Ogni giorno, durante il Cammino, ho innumerevoli pensieri che tengo solo nell mio diario delle sensazioni, quindi immaginate quande emozioni coltivo dentro di me.

      Oggi sono caduta, ma non preoccupatevi, sapevo che non sarebbe stata una passeggiata, ma quello che il Camino ti toglie, te lo restituisce triplicato!

      Anche se non sento nessuno al telefono, non vi ho sentito mai così forte nel mio cuore come in questo momento. Qui non si è mai soli e se si vuole, come è giusto che sia, c'è sempre qualcuno dietro o davanti !

      Elli
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    • Jour 13

      Supercute Cafe in Sansol

      9 juin 2023, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

      I wish I were hungrier... This little cafe is delightful and their pan de chocolate looks tempting..... But alas, my appetite isn't here.

      There is also a bumper-crop of forks planted nearby. In case you're wondering where forks are grown.

      Sansol is small, but nice.
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    • Jour 59

      Raus aus Sansol

      4 octobre 2023, Espagne ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

      Aufgewacht und schon alle weg… haha hab mich also auch auf den Weg gemacht, hatte den Eindruck, der Hospitaliero ust dann auch froh, wenn das Haus leer ist haha… schöne Beläuchtung im Dorf nur ein paar hundert Meter weiter…En savoir plus

    • Jour 12

      Day 9 Sansol to Longrono

      29 septembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

      We were blessed with another outstanding day of sunshine. We missed our breakfast stop but not too far up the road came to a cute little "snack shack" along the trail. There was coffee, fresh squeezed juice, fresh fruit, and pastries. We also had a missed turn that required a bit of backtracking and off trail trekking... 😆 Got to Longrono early enough to do a little exploring. Incredibly beautiful central church. It is Friday night, so the streets, shops, bars and restaurants were bustling. Great people watching from our balcony over Calle Portales.En savoir plus

    • Jour 6

      And then there were horses at the door

      28 août 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      This was something you don't see everyday.. After we had a beer or two we went with a group of guys to a little mini market and when we came out of the store we saw these horses standing in a doorway of a home. The video proves it was not an imagination 🤣En savoir plus

    • Jour 16

      Day 9-Torres del Río

      12 septembre 2023, Espagne ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F

      Woke up early to eat our breakfast and be on the trail by 7am. Our host left breakfast on the table for us. Lovely fresh bread, homemade jams, donut peaches, and oj and coffee. It was good but since it was all carbs, I was hungry a couple of hours later. Luckily, there was a food truck with picnic tables set up so we has sammies and Aquarius.

      It's funny how the body parts that hurt in the evening, don't hurt in the morning. I guess that's why we keep walking. The trail today was nice and easy. We started downhill and then it leveled off for most of the day, meandering through beautiful, green farmland.

      We arrived in Los Arcos in time for lunch. We wanted pizza but it wasn't available for a couple of hours so we had tortilla de patata. We waited another half hour for the church to open because we heard it was a beauty, and it did not disappoint.

      The half hour wait gave me time to attend to my foot. I have a problematic pinky toe that gets pinched and I've been surprised how well it's been handling the walks. Well, up until today. After two weeks in Spain and nine days on the Camino, I can officially announce that I have a blister. Yesterday's 17 miles must have done it in.

      The last four miles seemed to go on forever, partly because it was actually six miles for a total of 14 miles today.

      Our place today has a pool! The water was freezing but we got in anyway.
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