On to Los Arcos

Tonight we are sipping red wine after dinner at our alburgue in Los Arcos (another site visible on our blog). We completed about 18 kilometers, climbing 250 meters in about 1.5 kilomters. We visited a simple Romanesque church in Villamayor de Manjardin that had an ambience that was as powerful as one could find at the finest cathedral.

Once again, the Germans have shown that they are the world´s greatest travellers. The alburgue is full of them. However, they are good company and always willing to have some fun We shared a good laugh about someone using a ringer washer here at the alburgue. All of us of a certain age knew how a ringer washer worked. One poor guy did not and he created his own sketch comedy routine by trying to use it (backwards, sideways, upside down, etc.).

We had a an expensive but amazing pellagrino(pilgrim) dinner tonight. These are three course meals that include wine and dessert.

It is unseasonably cold here in northern Spain. The Spanish go around in scarves, gloves, and winter coats while we wear shorts and sandles. We´re not saying it´s not cold, it´s just that we are Albertans, so we always wear shorts anytime after April 1st!

Tomorrow we are off to Viana, no not Vienna. The views of the broad beautiful valleys with vast vineyards continues. There are opportunities too numerous every day for photos. Basically you turn a corner and there is another picturesque scene.