Day 9- Logroño to Navarrete

Walked: 0 mi. Camino2025: 55 mi.

So, we had a restful Monday night, slept in this morning and took a taxi to Navarrete, our targeted destination. The walk to Navarette would have been 7.5 miles!

We got checked-in almost immediately and settled into our new digs.

We walked to a nearby restaurant and ordered a main meal, realizing we were not that hungry. While Jim is definitely in the late stages of this bug, Linda has got theoretically at least two to three days to reach the same point.

We both are still weak, probably able to push ahead if we wanted to, but we don’t have anything to prove and rest and time seem to be on our side.

On the way back to our room we noticed the Iglesia de la Asunción was open! So we walked up the hill and stepped inside.

We think Jim may have gone through the worst systems faster, unknowingly, by continuing to walk while feeling weak. So by giving Linda time off, she may need an extra day to work through the cough and weakness.

We were encouraged by Jim’s rapid recovery in muscle aches and strength by mid-afternoon today versus the same time yesterday. It was Linda’s idea to walk up the hill, indicating she’s doing better, but she’s definitely not where she wants to be yet.

So by late afternoon, we decided we would give ourselves another day of rest. The timing is great because our hotel checkout time is 11a.m. vs 8:00 for most albergue’s. This means we’ll spend less time waiting and more time resting between checkout-checkin.

Linda is resting well and not hurting, but for stomach muscle soreness from the coughing Monday afternoon and evening. Again, the same soreness Jim experienced two days ago. So another day to rest and not push makes sense and comes at little or no cost… only if you are in a race or trying to prove something. And that is not where we are at!

So, we’ll replace a morning walk of 7.2 miles tomorrow (Wednesday) with another sleep-in before taking a taxi late morning to our next destination, Asofra to focus on recovery instead of logging more miles.

Buen Camino!