Day 7: Torres del Río -> Logroño
Closing in on our next big town - just 20km today as we pushed through the extra miles yesterday. Taking a day off tomorrow. Bet you can’t guess what we’ll be doing. (Hint: Logroño is in La Rioja) 🍇
Templar Church
Special little place. Wrote a lil message in the book for loved ones we have lost.
Over Halfway In A Town Called Viana
Over halfway, beautiful weather and vineyard views but rocky paths + sandals = ay ay ayy
“This Is A Really Nice Bench”
“I might just stay here.”
Spot The James
Made It 🥵
Logroño is gorgeous. This afternoon felt quite hot and intense, although was cool walking past all the Rioja vineyards absolutely bursting with big juicy grapes. Going to try and start earlier the next couple of weeks as we’re headed straight West and the afternoon sun blasts in your face as you walk, even with a big sun hat on. Feet dead again. Day off so welcome.
Bodegas Ysios
Just letting the feet recover ya know?
Harvest Season in La Rioja Alavesa
Winemakers hard at work here in La Guardia. Grape juice sploshed all over the streets. English tourists tipsy.
Sweet Sounds Of Logroño
Distant bells, wine pouring, happy chatty Americans nearby. Enjoying Logroño very much. And loved La Guardia, magical little town. Accidentally joined a Spanish-only wine cellar tour earlier - learned nada since my Spanish has seriously deteriorated since abandoning Duolingo, and got muchos evils from the elderly mujeres thanks to the dregs of clothing I am wearing (the rest is in the hotel laundry). Pink sky. This is the life. 30km to go tomorrow - hoping for an early start to avoid as much of that brutal afternoon sun as possible.