Oh what an easy day. I made it to Najera in just under 4 hours. Now that's more like it! I stopped in a cafe and ate lunch. Omg! What a life.

The route today was relatively level and much of it was beside the highway, so a bit noisy. The trail was a dirt road that traveled thru farmland - mostly olive groves and wine vineyards. Most of the grapes grown here appear to be Tempranillo (yes, I can tell by just looking!), and I believe this is the Rioja region. Grapevines always look odd to me. I guess all the branches/vines are cut back after harvesting and right now they are just very short and stout trunks. They remind me of bonsai trees. It seems humans have managed to maximize the production of all agricultural products.

Jim leaves today for Madrid where he will spend a couple of days before meeting me in Burgos. Wishing you safe travels Jim.