Footsteps to Journeys

13.4 miles

Knee rested, brace on, meds in use, ready to go! A perfect day to get back on the camino, the journey to Los Arcos is only 13.4 miles…one of our shortest walks. It could not have been more beautiful. 

Fuente del Vino

Our first treat of the day was a stop at the Bodegas wine fountain, where we fortified ourselves for the day’s travel. The plaque next to the fountain reads:

 “If you want to go to Santiago with strength and vitality, of this great wine have a drink and toast to happiness”

However, even before we reached it, we were surprised by a spectacular sculpture on a wall next to an iron forge and shop. We stopped and watched, eventually buying a shell on thread rope for Dale.

The wine fountain is really 2 fountains, one water and one wine. You pour some wine to drink the toast, then fill your bottle with pure spring water.

Mountains and Olives

Leaving the wine fountain, we continued upward with breathtaking views of the Basque mountains to the north. Eventually winding our way through a pine forest and out onto natural pathways, over a wooden footbridge, beneath the peak of Monjardin, and on into the town of Luquin.

Leaving, we head out down dustier ways through farms of olive groves, and through two additional small towns on our way to Los Arcos. 

Entering through the Portal de Castilla, we make our way to the Plaza to refresh ourselves with glasses of cold Tinto Verano…a milder cousin of Sangria made with vino tinto (red wine) and a sparkling lemon drink. Delicious!!

Leaving Estrella, early morning, on my own 2 feet!