Camino de Santiago Day 8
Day 8: We woke up at Hostal Suexte at 6:15 AM and got an
early start to try to beat the heat. We left Los Arcos behind and made our way through
farmland and vineyards for about 4.6 miles and climbed into El Toro del Rio, a
small town, having breakfast at San Andres (an Albergue). Following breakfast,
we had about a 6 mile stretch of mostly uphill before reaching Viana, a
beautiful town in Navarra. When we entered Viana I saw the all-too-familiar
wooden gates along one of the streets as well as a bull ring; I immediately knew
that Viana must also have a running of the bulls. I found out later that I was
a week too early for that one….darn! At Viana, we visited the local church and
ate a pilgrim’s meal at Café La Rua. It was a great meal and came with a glass of
wine. I think I mentioned before but most restaurants have a “pilgrim’s meal”
that is usually 11 Euro and comes with an appetizer, main dish, dessert, and
glass of wine. It’s awesome. After lunch, Tatiana caught a bus to the city of
Logrono while I hiked the remaining 6.5 miles to meet her. During the hike, I
passed over the border from the province of Navarra and into the province of Rioja.
I also passed the 100 mile mark! 100 miles down, 400 to go! After arriving into
Logrono, we stayed at Hostal Numatina and rested about an hour before setting
out to explore the city. Logrono is the capital of the province of Rioja and
had a big/bigger city feel to it. It is the biggest city I have encountered on
the camino other than Pamplona. After a brief shower and rest, we walked a half
mile to a local winery only to find out it was closed. We then walked around
all the main squares and cathedrals (4 of them) in the city. For dinner, we
went to several tapas places along Logrono’s most popular tapas streets. After
several tapas places, I was not feeling so well so we went back to the hotel
around 9 PM.
Distance hiked: 17.1 miles (Fitbit had me at 22.3 miles after
walking around town)
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