Day 10 – Navarrete to Najera

Day 10 – April 12 Navarrete (Km 600) to Najera (Km 584) = 16 km. Cumulative 167

Najera, La Rioja, Spain 08 04 12 14:30

Today I am at the alburgue in Najera a very nice single story building beside the river. I am not sure yet what river. Today 16 km mostly through endless vineyards, a few showing the forest green leaves of spring. And mountain ranges both to the north and to the south, some significantly snow capped. The sun did come out today and I expect mostly sun for the next week.

I left Navarrette at 08:40 and was here about 14:00. The sign on the door said open at 16:00. but a few minutes later a very pleasant man who proved to be the hospitalero came, opened up and I was the first person signed in.

I now have 12 “sellos” (seals or badges) in my “credenciales” so I am making progress. I am 2 days behind the plan and 1 day behind my cohort but for good reason and I have enough flex in my schedule.

This morning I met a man from Switzerland by the name of OLE. The proprietor of the Hostal in Navarrette slept in so we had to rouse him and breakfast was late. Nice man and like many hostels, bars and restaurants a family business. Anyway the interesting thing was that Ole not only was from Switzerland but he had walked from Switzerland. Not all this year. In 2006 he had walked from Switzerland to Le Puy in the south of France. Quite a number of people seemed to have also started at Le Puy. Ole was walking much faster and much longer than me each day. He plans to be in Santiago when we are in Leon.

Tomorrow I will walk to Santo Domingo de la Calzada about 22 km. Then we will see where to next.

18 days to Leon

Len