Yay! A day off from hiking = no hiking boots required, and again, another gorgeous day! We took separate adventures through town – Nancy left the hotel...
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Monthly Archives: April 2019
Arrival in Sarria
Might tight quarters in the train’s sleeper car, but it’s definitely the way to go! We were so very thankful for the privacy of a room, regardless...
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Parting Shots…
… ice cream cones and looking back at the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Redonda on the way back to the hotel to grab a few hours...
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Wine Fandango – Salud!!
The thing about our arrival in Logroño was that this was a “break point” on El Camino de Santiago. We only had 17 total days to hike...
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Fabrica de Tabacos
i.e. Tobacco Factory. Of course, tobacco was not only grown in America, but on this trek, I didn’t expect to learn that Spain had a tobacco industry as...
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Gorgeous Building Façade
I simply loved the shapes, patterns, textures and colors of Logroño’s Mercado de San Blas (the San Blas Market). We strolled by this building on our way...
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Goings on in Logroño, Spain
Laundry day, street scenes, city and park scapes, and… Alice Cooper. The lovely gardens of the Paseo del Espolón lie in the city’s Old Town. Dating back...
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Storm Front Over Viana
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Arrival in Viana, Spain
The day’s final destination was Logroño, but hiking-wise, we lost our stride in Viana and opted to take a cab the rest of the way. A pretty...
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No Service for the Next 100 Miles!
On I-70 in Utah, there’s a road sign that reads, “No bull, no service for 106 miles”, from Salina to Green River. I only brought that up...
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Isn’t She Lovely
Further on up the road was the Church of the Virgen del Poyo, a 16th century hermitage pilgrimage chapel that houses a gothic statue of the Virgin Mary. Unfortunately, the...
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Glimpses of Things Along the Camino
Leaving Torres del Rio ...
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Torres del Rio #2
oil painting...
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Torres del Rio, Spain
Torres del Rio, sits along the Linares River and is just a short walk from Sansol. Not a typical hilltop village, one wonders why anyone would build a...
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Seeing Sansol from the Olive Grove
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