In the morning, we headed out
of Viana and walked the 14 kilometers to the town of Logrono. We planned to
stay the night here because we had to fast track our camino and take the first
bus in the morning to the town of Burgos, which is about 124 km. away. Sadly, we had to skip a few towns
to stay on schedule.
Logrono was a biggish town with a lot of sights to see for tourists. Plenty of old churches and monuments, and like most Spanish towns, as soon as night falls, the plaza is converted into some sort of watering hole for both local and tourists.
We got here pretty early and so had a lot of time to explore the rest of the day. Being early, we also had our choice of beds in the albergue, which is a rare treat indeed. We were even able to take a short nap before heading out in the afternoon to look around. Luckily, we caught a Wi-Fi signal in the plaza near our albergue and called home to update our family on our whereabouts. Across the albergue, there were park benches lined on one side so we sat for a bit and watched pilgrims pass us by while deciding what to have for lunch. Afterwards, we walked around the town
fascinated by the many candy shops and Caminotekas which line the streets. At some
point, we even wandered into a wet market. Logrono was a good place to be for an unexpected respite. Logrono was also where we met another Filipina, Queenie. Unfortunately, we met just as we were about to leave in the morning so, we exchanged details and promised to stay in touch throughout the walk. Happy to say It was a promise we kept even after the camino ended. :)
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