Today felt good. The gear is breaking in, we are moving quickly, and we felt alive when we got to our destination. We walked 20 km from Cizor Menor to Puente la Reina.
Along. The way there were more blackberries than we could eat, but we made a dent for sure.
It was a nice hike through some good farmlands. We are in more hill country now and you can see the chain of villages across the valley since they are all built on hilltops and have beautiful church bell towers.
After getting showered and settled at are place, we went to check out a couple local churches. The churches and religious history in general here are ancient and magnificent. A lot of what you see is from 1100 this or 900 that. It's impressive.
I will sign off now from our bunk room in the basement of the nice hotel. I joke that we are in steerage class. There is an oppressively loud cacophony of snoring in here, but hey, that's par for the course.
Steps taken today: 25,528
So very glad today was easier! Following your blog is giving me a wee education as I look up towns and such that you mention or photograph. I LOVE the silhouette sculpture of the pilgrims (Alto del Perdon) and must say after seeing many other pilgrim's photos online I like yours the best. They posed in front while you made yourself part of it. Cool. I also found a flood (he, he) of pictures of the bridge. Papa says that's what he wants in the country. Oh boy. An interesting tidbit I came across when searching for Punte la Reina was Spade Races. Would love to know how this came about. Here's a link to a photo but there are also videos on YouTube. http://www.flickr.com/photos/unaiberoiz/5038499585/ The blackberries look wonderful. What a boon! But please don't get burned out on them. We froze a bunch so we could make cobbler. <3
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