we have had a couple of easy days covering a total of 36k which is what was needed interspersed with lots of rest. The countryside has become marginally more hilly as we entered the Province of Rioja with Nikki smacking her lips at the thought of some good red wine. The people also appear a little more outgoing than in Navarra but again if you dont speak Spanish you have no chance, luckily Nikki can make herself understood quite adequately, I just raise my voice and speak louder in English (not really) but my miming is good.
We are currently in Najera where we are staying in a 2 star hotel (not many of those in Dubai) outside our window on the chimney pots opposite we can see nesting storks feeding their young, the clatter of the beaks is an unusual sound.
We had a mild celebration yesterday having passed the 100k mark so we are one seventh of the way to Santiago,not that we are fixated on the distances!
The food has been quite varied with some superb meals (rabbit stew, rack of lamb in particular) and some fairly ordinary cuisine but that is the way it goes and one cannot complain at the cost of 8-10 euros which includes a bottle of wine for a 3 course meal.
As far as health is concerned we along with all the other pilgrims suffer towards the end of the day with muscle aches and pains, in fact I discovered some muscles yesterday that I did not know existed before, it really is a Symphony of Pain.
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Hi guys, walk sounds great so far. Every time i read an update my feet hurt like right now and i.m reading it in bed. Keep up the good work and give a summary of the quality of the reds as your travel Cheers Darryl
N&N - sounds like you're having a great time. Nikki - my parents were asking after you & have passed on the blog link. Martin x
Dear Nick & Nikki,
Astrid gave me your link. I hope you will finisch the trip, just like A & Q did. It brings me back to 2007. Maarten and I waiting for your arrival at Santiago the Compostella. You did a great job then and I suppose it will great again, especially now Nick is following you with a stick or is it the other way around?
Love nelly
I see your group of "followers" is expanding by the day. I know we're all rooting for you. Well done on having reached the 1st 100K mark.
XXX Q&A XXX
totally brilliant on the 100k. keep marching on (johnny w)
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