“ It will be both glorious and unbearable…Every road is lonely…Every road is holy….The only error is not walking forward” (poem culpable by Joy Sullivan)
Today was all of the above….just know that walking forward with my new Camino Family….
Makes it all worthwhile! Here we are at dinner last night…as 6 are soon to become three! Betsy and Bob take a train tomorrow and Sue 2 (or 1) is having a rest day! My feet are very jealous…that leaves Rosanne and Micki from New Jersey and the kiwi wanderer to hit the long and winding road in the morning….
Today started in Los Arcos for me at 7am…after taking the breakfast coffee and a croissant….i took the chicken sandwich with me for the walk… and yes it walked the 27kms with to end up in the hotel bin in Logroño!
Leaving Los Argos early meant the first couple of hours to the first village of Sansol was in very pleasant conditions…
Meandering through fields and undulating countryside…
About 6kms into the walk I took a foot rest and drank my electrolyte water…then headed to the next village of Torres Del Rio…
This was only actually a couple of kilometres on but the first big down…challenging the knee!!
Here I met up with a young woman ((Mel) from London…who walk with me the rest of the day….the next town (and lunch destination was Viana! A mere 10kms on!
There were a few highs…
A few pilgrim memorials…
Lots of grapevines…the wheat fields seem to have given way to wine making!
The odd bush walk which was a relief as day really warming up as promised!
And around 12.30pm we arrived at Viana…
Here’s the holy bit…
A beautiful church where we could get our Camino passport stamped!!!
Then a foot up lunch break in the square…at this point we could have taken a bus the next 10kms but…as Camino would have it, we met up with the three gals (Rosanne, Micki and Sue 2 or 1) and rallied each other up to make it to the finish line!!!
More vineyards…
A bit of street art in the park…
More wildflowers – and thistle flowers!
Long ascents…longer descents…the unbearable bit….feet starting to scream loudly…and sweat drenched attire! We certainly were an attractive bunch on the homeward slide!
There I am …knee length socks…dripping hair and the rest of a hot mess!
Feet up for a minute while one of the gals took a bush wee! Staring at the city of Logrono! Little did we know there was still a fair bit of pavement pounding before reaching our hotel…but it takes a village and we arrived!!!
Day 7 down, bath and now out for a Beer!
All who wander are not Lost girls 
Awesome Sue!! What amazing weather.. I’m living vicarioisly and have the sore feet in for you 🤣🤣 keep up the good work .. what was last nights beer and would love more dinner pics 🤣🤣
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