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We got up and on our way just before 7am. Just over half an hour later, we passed the Ermita de la Virgen, a pretty nice rest stop, but we didn't stop. Another half an hour and we passed into the communidad of Los Riojas, famous for their grapes and wine. We walked just under an hour before we entered Logrono. Logrono is a pretty big town, and has the factories and plants to prove it. Just before entering, we saw a cute little house the offered water and a stamp, but we passed it up. We wound our way through Logrono to the main cathedral, then found a good place for breakfast. I don't remember the name, but we had coffee and sweets.
After our breakfast, we headed out of Logrono, but it took a long time. First, we had to clear the main town, then follow a walkway or path in a parque, that lasted forever. It ended up at a lake that I believe was called Lake Grajera. Along the way we had seen a lot of people walking to and from the park, which has to be a couple of kilometers, but almost none of them
had water with them! By this time we were looking for another rest stop, but all the buildings were closed, except a government one for the park that had bathrooms, and a soda machine. Yippee!
A little less than a half an hour later, we encountered the Ermita del Peregrino Pasante and its representative, a fairly old, bearded guy, in a robe. He was sitting in his little building, with all sorts of stuff for sale. He also stamped our pilgrim passports, and went on and on about something with my wife. I noticed some nice scallop shells, and since I lost mine somewhere along the way, I bought one.
After that, we followed the highway, most of the time into Navarrete, for about an hour or so. We found our albergue, Albergue El Cantaro. This one was one of the strangest ones. We had to check in at the main office which was in one building, they gave us three keys, and we had to enter another nearby building, climb to the 2nd floor, open a door that said Albergue El Cantaro, and then our room. There were a few private rooms, and at least one with
several beds. There was also a little kitchen. After we stowed our stuff, we headed out for lunch. I picked a cafeteria just down the street because they had a nice assortment of tapas. We ordered two of two kinds, and Manoli had a sandwich. I'm not sure what was in mine, except eggs and shrimp, but they were good.
After lunch, we wandered around the town a bit, and climbed a hill for a very nice view. After that, we went back to the albergue, unpacked our stuff and took a shower. It was 7pm by then, so we decided to go to the nearby store and buy something for dinner. I had a dish of microwaveable cannelones and a potato salad, and Manoli had a can of foie gras, a can of some sort of seafood, and crackers. After dinner, we just relaxed, and I continued trying to catch up with my blogs. Unfortunately, the WiFi didn't work right. It kept telling me the server was unsecure and wouldn't connect me to travelblog or AOL. Oh well, tomorrow we head to Azofra and stay in a municipal albergue.
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