Buenos - day 10, walked 22k, 599k to go. Walked from Viana, left the province of Navarre behind, into La Rioja province to the city of Logroño (bustling university town & capital of La Rioja). We had a nice lunch in Logroño - Sal with her usual mixed salad and me with the cheese and bacon bocadillo. Weather in the morning clear and cold, especially the west wind which cut right through you. In the afternoon warmed up so had to get down to shorts and T shirt...

Buenos tardes! Day 9 - 18k, (150k total at this stage). Weather - cold westerly wind, broken clouds/sunshine - all the wet weather gear on to protect against the cold. The walk was through rolling country still, a little more of it on the asphalt road than we've had over the last few days. Saw my 1st ever gypsy couple plus horse, cart and dog on the road - los gitanos reales! They do exist!! Knocked off the 8k from Los Arcos to Torres del Rio, (pic is of approa...

¡Hola amigos! Day 8, 22k, weather cloudy, cool, a little wind, good walking temp. The rolling countryside continues, fields of grass, brassicas, grapevines together with ~10% uncultivated land. It is all very rural and peaceful. At one stage a 12k run with nothing but open fields - and you never seem to see anyone working in them?? The body is settling still - the last few kms of the day are still a mindless grind but the feet are less swollen and sore. There ar...

Hola, buenas, que tal? Day 7 - 22k, Puente to Estella. Weather sunny, fine, windy, got my rain jacket off for the 1st time- hooray! A pleasant day walking through grape vines and young crops - I think it mostly is oats. The pic is of a village called Lorca -gives an idea of the countryside. Basically gently rolling topography with pueblos about every 5k. I guess I just "booked it" to quote Caroline Hickok - walked pretty much non-stop - still took about 5 hrs. B...

Cizur Menor to Puente la Reina with a side trip to Eunate. 23k, biggest day so far. The day began with a sustained climb over The Alto de Perdón - wind, rain exposed and all The wet Weather gear on. Spent The time talking Spanish with a guy from Madrid - his name "Santiago" - so felt like I was walking with The Saint himself! On the downhill side, steep, muddy, then lots of boulders ( a water course really) talked to a couple of Spanish. Señoritas - kindergarte...