We stayed at the Hotel El Molino, a refurbished mill where each room was named after the grains that were processed. I stayed in the Quinoa room. Forgot to take a picture of the view from my room – it was over the hotel’s little courtyard terrace. One of the nicest one star hotels – the owner was like a Duracell bunny and the food was pretty good.
It was chilly but bright sunshine as we walked out of town. Nice to look back and take a photo of the main tower against a blue sky for once this trip. We walked past the Ermita del Puente – a modern church built in 1917.
We crossed the River Ora on the Puente de Santo Domingo and then started on what would be a long path mostly alongside the busy road. Plenty of Corn Buntings making themselves heard as we passed a tall chimney with a pair of nesting storks on top.
On we went, weather behaving and keeping the sun with us – so much nicer than walking in the wind and / or rain. We passed through the small town of Grañon, basically one long narrow street, before heading back onto the path.
We passed from Rioja into Castile y Leon, noticeable by each village having a map signposted outside and another map of the Camino route. Not too many photo opportunities as the path was straight and alongside the road – the only variations being some up and downhill undulations. At the end of the walk, Mike beat us to get to touch the church first and, as the sun was out, a couple of cold drinks in the town square before checking into our hotel.
