Depart Time: 6:00 Temp: 60F RH:85 %
Walked today: 7.8 mi. Camino 2024: 52.2 mi.
With another warm day in the forecast, we left in the dark (using headlamps) for the first couple of miles.
Our walk was almost entirely on gravel farm roads along the edges of grain fields, vineyards and an occasional olive orchard and a single asparagus field.
Los Arcos is located at the crossroads of two ancient trade routes, and was once a Roman city (Curnonium).
The current name comes from a battle in 914 when three Sanchos (the kings of Navarra, Castilla and Aragon) fought over the town. The Navarran army won with the help of their excellent archers, therefore the coat of arms of the city contains bows (arcos) and arrows.
We waited in the Santa Maria Plaza until check in at 12:30 and spent a routine afternoon doing pilgrim chores, having our main meal of the day at 2:30, (only a few steps from our room at Restaurante MAVI) and resting/reading/blogging until bedtime.
We’re building our endurance with each passing day, Jim’s pinkie is also recovering, aided by walking in sandals rather than boots and Linda’s first set of minor blisters have already healed after treatment.
The first third of the Camino Frances, “the body”, ending in Burgos, is to help the pilgrim become physically fit and build endurance. And this is surely true. We can feel our body getting stronger every day. We plan to be in Burgos in 8 more days… we are halfway there.
Jimandi 