Navarrete

Our night was a lot of fun.  It is really the people and not the place that make the Camino.  all of the kids played hide and seek throughout thr albergue, running and laughing.  Our teenagers organized and kept the game running.

The Germans shared their meal with other pilgrims and we shared ours with Goshw and Arthur.  I spoje with Volker, the German father and it turns out he is a missionary.  We shared how we both liked having our family on the Camino with us.   He responded that why bother having kids if you don't want to bring them with you.   Volker doesn't understand the Camino as a place to find oneself, but more to share oneself.

We had a beautiful conversation about his psst missions and his future plans to lead a school on the camino in September.   The he would travel to the Canary islands and the to Barbados,  sll on missionary trips.

Since it was going to be 105, we woke at 4:15 and were on the trail by 5 a.m.  We had a 14 mile day ahead of us.  It ended up being a really pleasant walk through Logrono and a park.  The last couple of miles were difficult.

Marion had complained about her ankle the day before and we had bought a sleeve to help the pain.  It wasn't working and she walked in a lot of pain until she drank an expresso and iced coffee in Logrono with some chocolate.   The rest of her walk was pain free, but she dragged at the end.

At the 10 mile, the last resting stop, Gisela's foot was swollen and throbbing, but she continued on without complaint. In the end,  14 miles is about our limit at this point.  Also, we were bitten a lot by mosquitoes either in the night or the morning.

Our Camino continues tomorrow with a cooler day and either 10 or 14 miles.