It's all sunshine in santo Domingo

What a great journey so far. Sunny, too sunny, 28/29 degrees sunny makes for a sweaty camino but I have to say it's of my own making - I should try in November when it's cooler.

The Pyrenees to Burgos is reliably good weather for far too long. The Rioja grape benefits greatly from the climate and this year looks likely to be a goody.

Back in the glory days of my football career I was known for doing the 100m in under a minute, in fact I dipped below 59seconds once when a very pacy forward had beaten our full back and I was last man if I could head him off at the 18 yard box. Unfortunately by the time I got there he was in the 6 yard box but our keeper saved, well it bounced off the post hit him on the way out and I foiled the danger with a hoof into touch, while shouting the midfield to stay up, we had it covered.

So as I say I walk well with the ball so I have bought one and started dribbling along the camino. Yes with a ball. I already dribble successfully the rest of the time. It is a joy to behold and the talk of the steamie. Have you seen fatal? Yeah Fat Al? He is kicking a baw to Santiago. I get it stamped in all the wee pueblos and I am going to get a compostela for my baw. Even baws have souls I will tell them as I hand over my 3 euro for the certification.

My dribbling and close control definitely wavers in the afternoon heat. My first touch was always a killer although too often the second touch was a tackle

I have given myself more injuries chasing after a mis-control and i apologise now to the cyclists who had that wee pile up by the duck pond outside najera but I had to stop my ball going in the water. At least you guys could swim and I did throw the only lifesaver available

Aye, my mis-control
Cheers

Al

Logrono

Bog breakfast now elevenses

Oops another typo

Big breakfast I meant. It was superb

The Nh hotel on the far side of logrono if you are doing the camino was outstanding.

Breakfast was best ever

Navarette was coke break ventosa is potatoes. Before najera and the Azofra



Cheers

Al

Alan McEwan

NH hotel logrono

What a breakfast. Fuel for the gods of the camino.

Fresh carrot juice. It took me a few swigs then I realised what it was.

Next two glasses were orthodox freshly squeezed orange. Best I have ever tasted.


The whole breakfast from fruit to pastries 5 stars

Cheers

Al

Alan McEwan

Yum yum

Weather forecast suggests I should drink less but I'm in calle el peso. Logrono street of tapas heaven. It looks cold on Sunday - I could walk more then. Tomorrow it's 7-11tp navarette. 12;45 ventosa. 3.30 najera and Azofra for tea.....we will see

Logrono - just off the bus and I'm in heaven

Yes. No getting away from it. I am in heaven. This beer and free tapa is just too much to resist. I have 7 beers piled up while I indulge myself in ham and cheese on croissant. Chorizo and egg on bread. Tortilla, quails eggs mushroom and the usual lomo, croquets and other stuff

Usually you pay in logrono but I took a short cut through their wester hailes. It is dangerous out there but in here as fred astairre once sung, heaven, I'm in heaven.

We all have to start somewhere