I slept great last night. I had my own room. This is a big pleasure for a peregrino. It is amazing how what in the past you would have considered a small thing is a huge thing as a pilgrim.
Today, my Swiss friend, Steven and I walked almost 21 miles (37.6 Km). In the morning the weather was nasty by the afternoon was great. I was walking on short sleeves.
A few things happened today, first we entered the Rioja region of Spain. Do you know what that means? You probably know. I will be tasting a lot of great wine. Second observation is that we, humans, have a pasión for rocks. We stack them, we organize them in circles, etc. Look at this picture:
I saw vineyard and vineyard of Tempranillo, the grape for the Rioja wine.
Ennodio’s Adventures 
Your trip looks amazing and sounds like it has been sufficiently challenging. I got all caught up on your posts and subscribed to the blog so I can follow along more closely. Hope my slave driving ways have made the start of your trip easier. Keep up the good work and enjoy the process.
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Definitely, the training is paying dividends. I have quickly developed the pilgrims legs. My only challenge is early in the morning with my upper back muscles very sore. After 2 hours goes away. After the 14 miles mark then my feet’s start getting sore
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