Puente La Reina to Villatuerta

Over the medieval bridge at Puente La Reina and up and down the valleys we went today.

The sun was a bit snesky today, hiding behind clouds, but strong enough to make my skin remember what exposure is. Lots of sunscreen tomorrow I think.

Another set of steep rocky ascents ( and decents)... My knees are going to be rocking it after this.. Not to mention great legs!!LOL

Some graffitt along the way

Us resting our poor old feet ong the way. Though it looks like I have blisters, I dont. Its preventative taping.. Touch wood.. All good and no problems with our feet at all.

This is Casa Magica.. Simply best albergue we have been to yet. Not only is it in a super old villa ( our dorm is wsy up in the loft) but it has hammocks and a massage chair.. Pure bliss!

This is the view from my bed..

To Puente La Reina.. We've done 102 kms!!

Another beautiful day. Our climb up to the summit was breathtaking.. Both strenuous wise and view.. I have a seperate blog on that.

We have about ten days of walking plains and valleys  ahead of us.

Some photos from today. I'm pretty tired as we got in after 6.30 pm.

We met up ( again) with the lovely french family when we stopped at a bar. Lauren made Lilly a beautiful friendship bracelet while we rested.  Such a cute kid.

Church of Santa Maria Eunate

Simply stunning 8th century church in the Validarze Valley.. The info boards hint that it was a knights templar church refuge and hospital, bulit to shelter pilgrims along the way . Back then , of course, much of Spain was under the control of Muslims so being a Christian was adangerous  undertaking. 

We arrived too late to go inside - today was a festival day and though there were no signs, we assumed the care takers just closed up when they felt like it( thats normal practice for most things here )

The church is an exact feplica apparently of one in Jeruselum. It has a sacred number of arches and lots of symbogy i side. I was gutted not to have seen them.

There is an albergue here too, which I had hoped to stay in... But it too was closed!

Ahh well.. Onward