100 miles

My first week is complete and I've walked over 100 miles! Villages are becoming blurry, I have to keep referring to my pilgrim passport to remember where I've been. I bussed from Azofra to Logroño a distance of 60 or so miles because I want a few days off up ahead. Logroño was not my favorite.  All the albuergues were "completo" that's pilgrim speak for oh oh no beds. A kindly policeman called everyone on the list of available until he for d me an expensive bed. Pilgrims are grateful! I had a pretty fab dinner though. Seabass, a fantastic salad with anchovies and a delicious dessert with the wine. 12 euro. Won't tell you how much the bed was cause I was grateful and it had a tub! Coming out of Logroño I walked thru an Andalucia procession to honor the Andalucian virgin. I was super cool Roma celebration.  Lots of singing,  drinking, beautiful women dressed in full flamenco dress, and of course the famous horses. Really quite lovely. I'm having a difficult time uploading photos or I would show them to you. The rest of the walk out of Logroño was not fun. All asphalt, the payoff was the incredible cathedral of Navarrete.  It's so incredibly beautiful it's hard to find the words to describe. I just stared with tears down my face. Spent the night in Ventosa with a lovely group. Tour group that walks while their packs are transported. Our hospitalera was a little judgemental saying I was a true peregrina because I walk with my pack while they do not.  I disagree, we are all on a journey how a peregrino does it is not for us to judge.