Walking day 5

A short day that started w/ a small redo. We listened to church bells all night. That's 1 alto bell at 15 min past the hour, 2 at 30, 3 at 45, and 4 at the hour plus 1 bass (loud) bell for each hour of the day or in this case night. So we were on the road at 7:30 walking down an old romanesque road to the bridge ruins (about .5 k) when JL noticed she didn't have her stick. Did I mention downhill? Well nothing to do but go back, so JL waited w/ my pack while back UP hill I went. Guess I got paid back for extending day 4.
The road to Estella is lined w/ blackberries, wine grapes and other fruits not yet ripe. We feasted on the bb's and had our first taste of sweet tinto grapes. This slowed the pace but today was to be a short day anyway. Estella is a big town, and our 1st that did't seem pristinely clean, that has wifi. This town is known for the meeting place of kings, churches and warring. We found the cold salt water spring to be the best relief for JL's toes. We toured some museums and churches and found a small albergue for the night. 663 k to Santiago.
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