It's hot

Walked from Torres del Rio today. Somewhere around another 20 kilometers. We started as a big group leaving at dawn because of the anticipated heat. Stopped in a little medieval town for a short break and arrived pretty early in the day at the municipal alburgue in Logrono. This is the last size able town for maybe a week or so. Caught up with the college girls who are here on a day of rest. These big albugues don't do food so I went out to eat early. Then there's really not much to do. I prefer to take advantage of washing machines whenever they are available and the biggest plus is the way they spin so much more of the water off your clothes. They dry so much better. Also, after a month my clothes are taking on their own smell so machine washing is helping with this terrible problem. We've had the luxury of a machine several days in the last week. It's fabulous! We are traveling through the countryside know as La Rioja, a world class wine making region. One of the best things about getting fed at the alburgue is that you get the wine with your meal. And no dishes to wash, of course. It's hard to feel creative about cooking when you walk all day. Yet tomorrow is another day and only God knows what the day will bring. I hear Anthony from Martin, SD is staying here tonight so I look forward to talking to him again. Still hoping some of our French friends will catch up, some were fun to hang with and are fast enough to show up anyday. That's life on the trail. Oh, but I should make note that the gnats in this area are terrible. They even bite! And with all this Internet I was sorely tempted to download a movie to my iPod last night, I couldn't decide which one! Buen camino my friends.