Estella>Los Arcos

Another long hot walk. I covered the 13ish miles in about 7 hours. I started the day with wine at Fuente de Vino! It’s a famous spot on the Camino where there is a wine tap next to a water font at Monasterio Irache. I had a communion size portion from the cap of my water bottle. Lots of wheat and grapes with nice shaded groves of holm oak and pine. I had some very interesting conversations today. I talked with Mia, a Spanish teacher from Boston. Emil, a 23 year old Bulgarian who shared stories of growing up in a rough part of the world. I also spoke with Eric a Korean pilgrim who is a tech guy, we talked about the go pro he had mounted to his walking stick. There was a great view from Villamayor de Monjardin. Easily drank 4-5L of water. Arrived in Los Arcos, found a pension and napped for an hour. Walked back into town for dinner. I enjoyed the evening with new friends. Chris and Nancy are from Seattle and celebrating their 30th anniversary on the Camino. Andre is a retired school psychologist from Norway. It’s wonderful to meet kindred spirits on the Camino! We talked about family, travel and the Camino. I felt like I was talking with old friends. Back to the hotel, relaxed on the balcony and watched a Big Bang theory dvd on the iPhone packed for a 18 miler tomorrow!

Mona and my mom are concerned that I’m not eating enough. Actually I’m eating everything I can get my hands on! Here’s the list for today:

bottle cap of wine

2 yogurt

2 apples 

banana 

Ham on baguette with cheese

chocolate croissant

Bottle of Gatorade 

Spanish omelet (potato and egg) 

More ham and baguette

Giant!! bowl of mixed paella

2 tins of sardines and baguette 

Chocolate wafer bar
Goodnight!