Up 501 m Down 642 m
The news tonight commented on how Spain is facing a heat wave. As a result Mosquitoes are a real problem with a lot of people being bitten. We are included in that number.
Our room had a fly screen over the window, and because of the heat, the window had been left open. However, the fly screen had holes in it, and we woke up covered in bites.
Continuing their excellent hospitality, the good people from Oasis Trails gave us a proper continental breakfast (with meat and cheese).
We set off down through grape vines. As the path levelled out, we found ourselves in a wide valley. As far as the eye could see were fields, most freshly ploughed, following the corn harvest.
A strong breeze was blowing into our faces. I can understand now why the region of Navarra is at the forefront of the use of wind energy.
After about 2 1/2 hours we came to Los Arcos the destination for many of our hostal mates of last night. We decided to carry on. Our path gently rose to the villages of Sansol and Torres del Rio. Looking to the left and right made us realise just how large Spain is and how vast the vistas are compared with the UK. The views over to our right were particularly barren and desert like, and you could see why Clint Eastwood and others have made so many spaghetti westerns in Spain.
After Torres del Rio, our path took us steeply down to cross the Barranco de Cornava our first real Spanish Barranco, (a steep arid valley).
we then climbed out the other side to arrive at our destination for the night, the town of Viana.Viana´s claim to fame is that it is the final resting place of Cesare Borgia,and we were able to visit his grave outside the Cathedral door,
where his friends and enemies alike could walk over him. 
We decided that we wanted to go up market, so hired a room for the night instead of staying in the local hostal. So after a pilgrims meal at a local bar who also provided Wi-Fi we went to bed. As we entered Viana we crossed a particular milestone as our GPS recorded that we had now walked 1000 km.
3 comments:
I am absolutely gobsmacked, although Wade reckons you're just on a glorified pubcrawl!!
Love, Birgit
Double wow - 1000 km and heat! It's sunny but very cold here so I was surprised it's so hot with you as you're not a million miles away. Keep up the good walking!
Congratulations on recording 1000 km on your GPS. Around 11 p.m. seems rather late to be posting a blog if they have you up at dawn; are you burning the candle at both ends?
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