Depart Time: 7:55 . Temp: 51 F RH: 70 %
Walked: 8.1 mi. Camino 2024: 200 mi.
Today’s walk was just what we needed. The first half was on flat, mostly wide city sidewalks with plenty of places to stop for a break. The second half was back on the dirt path, through mostly vineyards and an occasional shady group of trees or gently, undemanding rolling hills.
Most of the vineyards have been harvested by now, but an occasional bunch of grapes could be seen among the vines. We observed several groups of three or four people apparently looking for “missed” grapes and we passed a small vehicle with evidence of their “bounty”. We wondered if it was a common practice for the large vineyard owners to allow locals to come behind and retrieve any unharvested grapes for personal use.
We checked in to La Gallaga albergue shortly after noon. We’ve stayed here twice before and while we waited for our packs to arrive, had pizza for our main meal.
Once the packs arrived, we gathered all our dirty clothes and took advantage of the washer and dryer facilities in addition to following our other routine chores for the day.
Today was a good recovery day, even though our distance walked was similar to yesterday.
Rain is in the forecast for the next few days, adding some variety to our prep for tomorrow. And we crossed the 200 mile mark today! Time sure flies on the Camino.
Jimandi 