Today we left Uterga at about 7 a.m. and, with a 30 minute break for breakfast, we walked 21 kilomters to Lorca, finishing at about 2 p.m. The walk into Lorca featured travelling over the remains of a road constructed by the Romans as well as two Roman bridges.
Today was not as tough a walk as yesterday, however, there were still two major climbs. The weather was unsettled, requiring us to make numerous changes as the sun came out or clouded over. Beautiful scenery, however, with broad green valleys, vineyards, and almond trees. Picturesque towns with red roofed buildings sit on hills.
We have found another great alburgue or hostel to stay tonight. They even have washers, dryers, and a local massage therapist on the payroll. The village of Lorca where we are staying is having a major festival tonight. There will be music, singing, dancing, and, we suspect, the odd drink or two. We were warned about this when we checked in, in case we wanted to avoid the noise and move to the next town. We decided to stay, thinking we will probably be asleep by 10 p.m. anyway, no matter how loud the festivities are.
We are meeting all types of pilgrims who are travel for a wide variety of reasons. Some are walking as part of their religious faith or spiritual reasons. Some are here for the physical challenge of walking hundreds of kilometers. Still others are interested in viewing the ancient churches or other buildings found in every town we go through.
Tomorrow will have us finally moving past Estella on the map we posted on the blog.
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