Camino: Day 6

Distance: 21 KM (13 miles)

Weather: sunny, 54-80 degrees

Time on trail: 6 hours including all breaks

We had our earliest start beginning around 7:40. It was still a little dark when we reached the famous Monastery of Saint Mary the Royal of Irache.

The monastery dates from the 8th century. Next door is the Irache Winery that provides free wine to any pilgrim that passes by.

Along the way you meet many people. Some you pass many times a day as one or the other stops for a break.

On day 3 Jim & I kept passing this woman. Jim starts up a conversation and learns she is from France. We have stayed in the same hotel 3 times. She has now become one of our Camino friends.

She reminds my husband of my mother so we sometimes call her French Georgianne.

A group of Koreans left on the same day as us. So we see them often. Most speak very little English and we know zero Korean. So we wave, smile and say “Buen Camino” when we see each other.

This was the last place to stop for food & drinks before we started the long 7 mile stretch to our home for the night.

Pictures along the 7 mile stretch.

One of the funny occurrences along the trail is lost men’s underwear. We are guessing they put it on their backpacks hoping it will dry, only to have them fall somewhere along the trail.

Happy to have made it to Los Arcos.