Butch began our day early with a trip to the emergency room. The glass shower door in his room fell off its track and cut him; he required 7 stitches and several bandaids. We visited The Church of the Assumption in Villamedina de Iregua after which we had lunch in a bar next to the church. We arrived in our hotel, the Hostería San Millian, half of which is still an active Augustinian monastery. This is the part of the country in which the Spanish language originated. We finished the evening celebrating Karl’s 70th birthday.

Today we walked from Los Arcos to Logrono along remote roadways with few places for water or refreshment. We visited an octagonal shaped church that is one of three replicas of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. We finished the day with Mass and a Tapas Crawl with fellow pilgrims from Mexico that we met on The Camino several days ago.

Today the pilgrims walked from Estella to Los Arcos under Sunny skies (mostly). We have enjoyed seeing our new Camino friends (from all around the world) as we again walk through vineyards, olive orchards and freshly tilled fields that have been prepared for the winter. At Mass this evening Brian and Butch were able to serve as deacons. After a wonderful dinner, we retired for the night. BTW the rumor is true, Karl and Butch did get a massage early in the morning.

We continue our walk through vineyards and olive orchards as we journey from Puenta La Reina to Estella. The weather is very pleasant, with the occasional cool breeze. Fall is in the air as the leaves are changing colors and falling to the ground.

Today we walked from Pamplona to Puente La Reina, climbing Alto del Perdón, walking past many wind turbines and famous artwork. We encountered rain and wind most of the morning. The afternoon was very pleasant.