Today was a little tougher, with mostly uphill climbing, but the highlight was reaching Ayegui where there is the Fuente del Vino (wine fountain). There is a tap of free wine provided for thirsty pilgrims, and it can all be seen on a webcam (www.irache.com). We arrived to the village of Villamayor de Monjardin a bit early but we were not prepared to walk another 12km to the next town. Instead we got our first experience in an albergue, sharing a room with six Aussies who are on a world tour, having just come from China and India. The albergue is owned by a Dutch couple who employee volunteers to operate the albergue. And we met Monica who was on her first day of two weeks of volunteering. For her it was for spiritual purposes. We met two men, one from Germany and one from Austria. The German started the trek from N. Germany and expects to complete the 3000km trek in 100 days, and the Austrian started the trek in central France. Many of the pilgrims are recovering from a long day of walking and some healing from blistered feet. This was a good day! No blisters, enough food and drinks, and many people to meet. See Pictures>>
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