Another hot day today with our route taking us through olive groves, vineyards and wheat fields with very little shade. Rich and I got separated from Becky and Jerry in the town of Cirauqui, @ 5 miles from our starting point. We were looking for a bar/café to have coffee and use the restroom. B/J went one way and Rich and I went the other and we didn't end up meeting again until we got to our hotel in Estella.
Along with the heat we also had @ 1,000 feet of elevation gain, part of it along ancient Roman roads. Total mileage today was 13.7 miles, but the last 2+ miles were extremely tough for Rich as his feet were again causing him pain; not from blisters this time, but the Achilles tendon and heel on his left foot were excruciatingly painful (Rich's words, not mine). It took us a LONG time to walk those last few miles, stopping every few yards in what little bit of shade we could find. When we finally arrived at our hotel in Estella, Jerry met us at the front desk. Seems they had arrived 1.5 hours before us and were getting worried as to where we were.
At the end of day 5 we are now 29 stages, 31 days and 417 miles from Santiago.
Buen Camino
"Fruit of the vine and work of human hands"
View of the town of Cirauqui
Becky filling her water bottle from one of the many fountains along the way
Part of the ancient Roman road
This seems to be Rich's favorite view of me
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