Day 9- Los Arcos to Viana

Depart Time: 6:05 Temp: 71F RH:70%

Walked today: 5.4 mi. Camino 2024: 57.5 mi.

walking in the dark again
Jim saving his battery, following Linda’s lamp
most of the walk from Los Arcos to Sansol looked like this
much like yesterday although small villages frequented the fields off in the distance
more fields after 3 miles of walking
finally left the farm road and walked another mile to Sansol on paved secondary road.
leaving Sandol and taking the paved road vs steep path into Torres del Rio
good view of Torres del Rio

The path from Torres del Rio to Viana is just under 7 miles and notoriously known as the “Knee Wrecker” because of its frequent ups and downs. With today’s forecast for a high of 102F, we decided the 5 plus miles we already had “in the bank” was an adequate “deposit” for the day.

So we waited at the only open Torres del Rio Bar/Albergue until 11:30…

killing time in Torres del Rio waiting for bus to Viana

… then hopped on the bus to Viana, arriving at exactly 12:00 noon, in time to check in to our room.

our room in Viana

Our room is a few steps away from the center of “old” Viana and it overlooks a bull ring.

a view from our room
a view from another window in our Viana room… the “Knee Wrecker” off in the distance.

After completing our daily chores we walked to one of our traditional eateries for a pilgrim lunch/dinner… also enjoying the shade and dry air and slight breeze … as the temperature in the sun climbed toward 100F.

the main walk street in Viana

before retiring to our room for the day… and out of the heat… which was still 95F at 6:00 p.m. Oh, did we mention our room is air conditioned? The Camino provides.

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