Dear Aymery
Today is Danielle´s birthday. Called her and we had a nice chat. Also got to speak with Michael and John. Unfortunately, Ally was out. Got up at 6:00 and was gone by 7:00. After a few kms, it was just too dark to continue - easy to miss the path and lots of dogs running. Once dawn arrived, I walked steadily through miles of vinyards. Sandals feel ok. Knee still hurts. Unfortunately, I am now also carrying my boots - heavy load. Oh well.
Got to Najera by noon. Waited in a bar until the albergue opened at 2:00. Registered and slept til 5:00. When I woke up, the hospitalleros were serving a very simple but soooo delicious Riojan dinner - a stew made from potatoes, vegietables, meat, etc. plus 'jaras'of Riojan wine (what else - after all, this is La Rioja, one of the worlds great wine making regions). It was a great evening with lots of conversation. I got talking to one of the hospitaleros, a man named Jose Maria. Turns out that he too is a brother in the Order of St. John. We had a great time and I learned to drink from a ´boda´, a jug with a long spout. Didn´t spill too much either!!!
Went to bed and slept like a stone
Ultreya
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This is the story of my walk on the ancient Camino de Santiago, a twelve hundred year old pilgrimage route. The Camino is 835 kilometers, from the south of France, across the Pyrenees Mountains into Spain and thence westwards to the tomb of the apostle St. James in Santiago de Compostela.
