Let’s be honest; today wasn’t the prettiest hiking day we’ve ever had. While sections were through pastoral rolling hills of agricultural land, a lot of the path was adjacent to the highway with vehicles whizzing past at 50+ mph.

We crossed out of Rioja and said goodbye to the vineyards. Now we are in Castille and Leon where wheat (already harvested) and sunflowers (ready to be harvested) dominate the landscape.

But the highlights today were around starting to talk more with other pilgrims. At breakfast, we enjoyed meeting Ingrid and Andy from Australia. When we later passed them on the Camino, Lori suggested we meet up for dinner. They happily accepted.

Complications meant dinner won’t happen for a few days, but we have a date down the road in Burgos!