To Estella




 Another warm day. Today, and I believe for the next 2 days I walked through agricultural land. Lots of vineyards and olive groves, wheat fields and another plant I didn’t recognize. 

As other days, I heard birdsong all day. So peaceful. I went through 3 hilltop towns today. They all have newer construction going down the hill. 

Lots of places to stop for coffee and pastries. I stopped at one and had a Coke Zero. Nice and cold!


Edit to add my evening, activities and exploration of the town. We stayed in the old part of town which had about four gigantic cathedrals. I explored one, and they are very beautiful. We had paella for dinner, even though that is not in the local dish, it was delicious I went out for dinner with 3 pilgrims from Lake Havasu, and one from Australia.









And I also have my first fresh orange juice from the supermarket. It cost 1.59.


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