Day: April 20, 2026

The bridge

This was the first Camino over-the-highway bridge so far. There is a much larger and well known one just before Astorga. I saw the sign, interpreted it as “walk your bike”, and thought what else would you do?
When I got closer and saw the ramp I realized it was to help you do that. Wynette doesn’t like stairs and used the ramp. It was a little steep but she said it stretched her muscles and it felt good.
Wynette on the bridge with mountains in the distance.
The sign on the other side has been defaced.

April 20: Walking Day, Viana to Logroño

Miles walked: 10.4. Six of those were on the path and 4.4 of those were around Logroño.

Elevation gained in flights of stairs equivalence: 14. Not a lot of up and down.

Today we walked the short six mile distance between Viana and Logroño. We were out of the hotel in Viana by about 7:20 and in Logroño by 10:30. We are staying here in the big city for two days.

We crossed into La Rioja today. Logroño, population 200,000, is the capital of La Rioja. So, we have left Basque country.

We have an apartment with a kitchen. I was going to say “little apartment” but it’s actually quite roomy.

We enjoyed going to the nearby grocery store and buying good bread and cheese and tomatoes and a salad kit and made lunch “at home”. We also got food for breakfast in the morning. Logroño is famous for its tapas, but I have a feeling we are going to eat most of our meals in the apartment. We have such fun going to the grocery store and finding great things to bring home.

We did errandy things today like a post office pickup, grocery shopping, laundry. We are glad to have another day to spend in Logroño. Tomorrow we can tell you more about the city itself.

The walk was nicer than I expected since I knew we would be walking on the outskirts of Logroño. We went through some industrial stuff but not a lot. We went through a few tunnels to go under highways. I enjoy seeing the picture that gets framed at the end of a tunnel. The above is looking back.
And this is looking forward. There is always graffiti in the tunnels.
We passed this monument.
It says “In this place were assassinated on September 3, 1936, 25 residents of the Riojan towns of Ábalos and San Vicente de la Sonsierra, victims of the Franco repression. The people who forget their history are condemned to repeat it.”
This man was busy tending his window plants. He had grape vines growing all over the front of his house. We are in wine country!
We crossed the Rio Ebro just before entering Logroño. The Ebro is the longest river entirely in Spain.
Our home for two days.