Wine!!!
Yesterday’s hike included something that I had been looking forward to. We are in wine country, so as the path travels past a winery they have installed a fountain that dispenses (for free) water and wine! There is a webcam that you can check out if you’re interested in seeing thirsty pilgrims in action: www.irache.com
The scenery has continued to be beautiful along the way. We are in Viana, which means we have walked about 154km in the past 6 days. We’ve averaged 25km per day, so we’re right on track. Tonight I am very excited because we got a room with only 4 beds and none of us snore. I’m really dying for a snore-free night. Last night was the worst yet with 2 lawnmower men in the room.
The view from our alburgue last night.
We had to say goodbye to a couple Camino friends – Javier and Hugo from Uruguay (2nd from the left and 2nd from the right). They are a father/son team who had to fly home. They definitely played a huge role in my first week of the Camino, mostly with how much wine I drank!!
I am so lucky to have this experience thus far! Buen Camino!
You are a machine Dawno! Should have brought a Camelbak for the fountain. Too bad you didn't know what time you were going to be there so we could have tuned in.