I have fallen far behind on these posts. In an attempt to catch up I will list some high lights and include some pictures. We took some short mileage days in the beginning but now we have to make up some miles. Walking and touring the towns followed by dinner makes up most of our days. Not too much time is left for writing. We are walking 36 straight days. We have 11 more days. So far we have been holding up but recovery over night is getting tougher and some really hard days are in front of us. So far we have walked 320 miles.

Logroño was a wonderful city. The cathedral altar had a little too much gold for my taste but we entertained by the organist and a singing nun practicing a musical piece with several children. We were sad to say goodbye to Pilar who has to skip ahead because she only has so many days to walk. Who hope and plan to see her again!

Leaving Legrono the next morning through a park before entering the countryside which was full of field after field of grapes. In Navarrete there was a pilgrim hospital 13th century. The walks through vineyards are quite pleasant and eventually we ended up in Ventosa. Here we stayed at an inn that was converted from a mill that existed in 1700. The hostess/owner had antiques in all the rooms and served an elegant meal of salad and paella.
The next day we were off to the capital of the Kingdom of Navarre (11 century) Nájera. Many Kings, Queens, and knights are buried here. The church has an interesting historical legend. Supposedly the church was built where Don Garcia, the son of Sancho the Great was hunting with his Falcon. The falcon flew into a cave and Garcia went inside only to find a statue of the Virgin Mary. The church was built right up to the hillside that contained the cave. When touring the church you can even enter the cave from inside the church.

Santo Domingo

The walk here was through gently rolling hills but there was one climb. We were exposed to the sun quite a bit of the way and it ended up being a longer day than expected. passed through the towns Azofra population 250, Ciruena population 100.

The next day to Belarado was walking alongside the highway. Not my favorite. We did witness a rainbow this day because of a light misting of rain. We had lunch on a bench in Redecilla del Camino and then stoped in the church at Viloria de la Rioja. This is the home of Santo Domingo who was such a friend to all the pilgrims. Once in Belarado we had some difficulties finding the hostel. It was a nice place and the owner made us and 3 other people dinner. The present building was once a mill and then converted to a supply electricity to the town by using the river to turn a turbine. On a side note, I have on most days sore feet but today experienced some foot and ankle pain which I hope will be better tomorrow.