Rest day in Logroño

We’ve now walked 166 km in the last seven walking days. It doesn’t look too far on the map but Spain is a large country. We’ve needed the rest day.

We’re now anticipating our next five days to Burgos with a couple of 30 km days. It seems strange we’ll be back in England in a week’s time.

We’re still getting used to Spanish dining times. 8:30 in the evening is the earliest the restaurants open, some wait until 9 pm. Last evening we had a wonderful paella in a fish restaurant. The owner had a great Yorkshire accent. It turned out he was born in Chelsea with a Spanish father and Italian mother who were working in London. Later they moved to Leeds before the whole family repatriated to Spain.

We’ve just had a relaxing time today with a Spanish lunch starting at 14:30. It’s been a pleasure to observe Spanish life with people relaxing at the weekend. We only wish we knew any Spanish other than the most basic words. I’ve started an online app to make some progress with the language before we return next year.

The Camino gives one a different perspective on life. Over lunch we had a long conversation about our life choices with their aspirations and expectations. We could have talked about these things at anytime but we haven’t. Pilgrimage has given us the opportunity to reflect on the past and consider our future.

Our pilgrimage continues. We said goodbye to two French women we’ve seen often on the road who have finished for the time being. We will see who else we meet en route.