Logrono

Logrono, it turns out, is a very nice town with lots of bars, restaurants and cafés!

We arrived quite early yesterday, for the first time before our bag, checked in to our hotel and took a look at Alison’s feet and, guess what? A new blister that had made the short walk very difficult. The blister had formed from the Band-Aid covering an earlier blister so she got rid of all coverings other than her cloth backed tape and started again, with a lot of success.

We had a lovely lunch, relaxed, did our washing, relaxed, organised a taxi to reduce tomorrow’s walk from 27km to just under 20km, had a few pre-dinner drinks, an early dinner and called it a night!

After a late start, we headed to an outdoor store Al had tracked down yesterday and bought her some walking sandals, which have also now helped her feet, and walked around the city a bit. Once again, a beautiful cathedral, Catedral de Santa María de La Redonda, built in the 14 century. I know that construction techniques are supposed to have improved but I think the world has lost the capacity to build structures that are capable of standing for a thousand years!

We lunched on Calle del Laurel, one of many eat streets in Logrono, with a couple of Americans we have been travelling with since St. Jean, Eddie and Hernan, and could resist a post lunch serve of pimientos de padron.

Looking forward to the next six day section that takes us through Rioja, into and over the Montes de Oca, the second of four mountain ranges on the camino, and down to Burgos!