Stage 7 was a bit intimidating because it was so long - 17 miles. We set the alarm for 5:30 AM and were out on the Camino by 6:45.
And yes, we did finish all 17 miles (though I suspect it was more like 18 miles because we had to walk through the large city of Logrono to reach our hotel). We finished at 2:45 PM,
so 8 hours of walking including a couple of breaks. No problems to our knees, ankles or feet, which is fortunate because we have seen other pilgrims with their feet swathed in bandages.
As we left Los Arcos, we encountered a frustrated young woman carrying a big luggage bag. She had missed the pickup time for the luggage transfer, and now
seemingly was planning to carry her bag all the way to Logroņo. I am not sure what happened to her, but the smart thing would have been to just hire a taxi to take her all the way.
Excellent hiking weather today. Not hot. A few clouds. We walked by many fields again, plus vineyards and olive tree orchards.
For whatever reason - today was tractor day. Previously we had walked by all these fields and never seen a soul, but today there were multiple farmers driving their tractors
around and doing farmer things.
There was a food truck parked beside the Camino. Someone had placed baskets of apples, bananas and oranges beneath a large sign saying Free.
It was a very nice respite for pilgrims on a long journey. Lil took an orange.
We started talking to a woman walking alone and struck up a conversation. Her name was Kim, and she was from Indianapolis, and also (like Lil) sent her kids to Purdue. Lil was excited to meet another
Hoosier and they had a lively conversation about barn building, quilting, tomato canning or whatever it is that people in Indiana do for fun. I had to walk ahead at that point!
Just before reaching Logroņo we walked with Peggy from Canada. Logroņo is a big city, so it seemed to take a while to reach our hotel once we entered the city limits.
Once we checked in, we took a short nap before heading out to look for dinner. After all, in Spain you are supposed to take a siesta!
We sat at an outdoor cafe with some drinks, waiting for 7 PM so we could finally order dinner. Vancouver Peggy came by and sat with us, so we enjoyed a lively conversation.
The next day was our train ride to León, so we would be leaving all of our new Camino friends behind, which was a bit sad. The best part of walking the Camino is meeting other people and hearing
about their life stories.
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