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Day 10, to Belorado
April 25, 2026 We started to walk at dawn. It’s been so interesting to start walking when it still is dark, and see it getting light, then see the beautiful, soft dawn colours in the sky, and finally see the sun come up. The world slowly starts looking as I am used to see it.…
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Day 9, to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
April 24, 2026 It was a long walk today, about 33K from Ventosa to Santo Domingo de la Calzada. The backpack got a bit heavy towards the end. It was a overcast day with a few showers, mostly just sprinklers. The cooler weather made the walking much easier. The Camino went through vineyards to Nájera,…
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Day 8, to Ventosa
April 23, 2026 I left Logroño today once again with Zazi, in the dark, shortly after 6 AM. I again did not need to use my snazzy headlamp because of all the street lights. Walking out of the city, we went through a nature preserve. It has lots of pathways, native plants, birds and red…
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Day 7, to Logroño
April 22, 2026 Today Zazi (the woman from the UK) and I walked together again. We planned to start early, but a number of things happened (wet socks, sore toes needing to be taped, coffee shop not opening ‘til 7) and we didn’t get going until about 7:30, just in time for sunrise. It was…
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6 May – From Ventosa to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Out of Ventosa we walked first to Nájera, through lots of vineyards: And also a few sections that looked almost “wild”: We walked through Nájera and up a hill on the far side of the river, in rain, and through more vineyards to Santo Domingo de la Calzada: Santo Domingo at first looked not too…
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4 & 5 May – From Logroño to Azofra with a night in Ventosa
These last two days have been easy walking except for the sore feet and the blisters. But I think the blisters are finally getting better. The landscape has been a bit repetitive, the weather cool with a mix of sun, clouds and a bit of rain. We have had some excellent food, tasty and varied.…
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3 May – to Logroño
We left Viana fairly early, stopped by a cafe-bar to grab a café con leche, and walked on to cross from Navarra into Rioja and into the city of Logroño. This is the Puente de Piedra which crosses the Ebro River and took us into Logroño: There we were met by a group of men welcoming…