Puente la Reina to Estella
We got a late start leaving Puente la Reina. The hotel did not start serving breakfast until 7:30 am, so we did not hit the Camino until 8:00 am. That’s two hours later than the day before, and the latest we have left in the morning. This leg was 14 miles, had a 1,085 foot elevation gain, and the total time was four hours and 37 minutes. We got into our destination, Estella, close to 1:00 pm. That is a late arrival for us, and with no clouds, the sun was really beating down on us. Lesson learned: If it will be a warm day, skip breakfast at the hotel and take a break to eat breakfast along the Camino.
Today we are staying at the Albergue Alda Estella Hostel in a private room. Breakfast starts at 7:30 am, so we will probably skip it (given conditions which I will explain below). They start serving dinner tonight at 8:00 pm, which is typical in Spain. Given we would like to get an early start tomorrow, an earlier dinner would be more convenient. But when in Spain… Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow. It looks like it will start overnight, and thunderstorms are likely. We have our rooms booked for every leg of the Camino, so we need to be in Los Arcos tomorrow evening. It’s 13 miles away. At this stage of the game we are just going for it and hoping for the best. But we are developing a backup plan in case it gets nasty. Total Camino Mileage To Date: 71.8
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AuthorsGreg and James live in Pleasanton in Northern California and are on a pilgrimage on the Camino De Santiago in Spain. Their adventures are captured in this blog. Archives
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