With toes almost in blisters and downhill knee not happy and 28 Kms in 30degrees ahead of me, my Camino buddies…encouraged me to take a bus today!!! At €2 a ride it was kind of a no brainer after 7 days on these old feet! This was of course after a beer…and my FMO (fear of missing out) on a nice restaurant dinner with the team at 8pm … so another beer, some local wine and a great dinner…I rolled into bed and slept until 7.35am!!! Sue (2) and I had arranged to meet at breakfast at 7.30am…I was late! As I had to pack up my three legged dog(suitcase who list a wheel yesterday) and have to reception before 8am to be transferred!
Breakfast was rather a non event, so we trucked off and graced the laundromat with our presence! Then met our other two Camino buddies for a coffee before they left for their next destination (not ours!)
Here we are looking bright and chirpy and relaxed…without the footwork ahead of us today!
Stupidly I ordered a cappuccino instead of a latte…and ended up with half a cup of cream and chocolate bits…
Sue and Sue left Betsy and Bob (2nd goodbyes) via the hotel to drop laundry, then strolled through the town towards the bus station!
The choices for kiddie treats in the bakeries is over the top…
A little more than the smiley faces we get in New Zealand! I know three little grandsons who would be in heaven!
Logrono is a really nice city, with a mix of old and new…
On the walk we found a pharmacy…there are lots of them on this route, and treated ourselves to a new more suitable knee brace…ready for our next days on foot! Right next door, an optometrist who fixed Sue’s glasses (a screw thing) and re tightened my sunglasses so they didn’t fall off every time I bent over! No charge and great job!
A mere stroll to the bus station..
And I purchased a €1.94 ticket to my next town of Najera! Leaving around 11.45sm and arriving at 12.15pm – a mere half hour!
As I got off the bus there was a street market in full swing!
Of course worth a wander! To fill in time until 1pm check in!
I then joined the last 100meters of today’s Camino trail en route to my hotel …
This is a very cute town…still open until siesta at 1.30pm…I thought I would look for a replacement suitcase, but none to be found…so my three legged dog will have to go the distance with me!
I did find some postcards and stamps so plonked myself at a bar…
To sip and write! And wile away a bit of the afternoon! As you can see it was a big beer and filled in an hour or so!
I then went in hunt of a postbox….these seem to be not a thing – will check with reception! As I don’t want any extra baggage to lug around…
I think my other two friends have arrived (walking) but no socials so will just go hang out on the street to see if I can catch them…no seriously an early ish dinner and early night to get ready for the next few days! Today was a mere 5.5km stroll total, tomorrow is a different story!
The first week has been everything expected and unexpected – from winter to summer from rain to sunshine…and some great connections with people from all “walks” of life!!!
All who wander are not Lost girls 