Day 6: Casa Austria

Yesterday was a rough day. It was the first day that was really hot. We were hurting and with the sun beating down on us we went slower than usual and every km seemed way too long! Estella was a nice city and we were all able to take a nap but for the first time since the crazy walk from St Jean to Roncevalles, I was really discouraged. God is really good to us as always and today's 13 mile walk from Estella to Los Arcos was a welcome relief. We left earlier than usual, which we're learning is really helpful in beating the heat. We only made 2 short stops and we were in Los Arcos by 11! Some other pilgrims pushed on to Torres del Rio but we were advised that Torres only had one 50 person albergue and was a much smaller town so we stayed and checked into Casa de Austria and highly recommended by Camino veteran Sarah Brixner. It lives up to the hype! It's super quaint & cozy with a beautiful classical guitar (everyone is jamming!) and games, books, a foot bath, coffee machine, wifi, a kitchen, garden, and birds! It's a Camino dream! We've been relaxing & exploring & Deacon Joe & Eric made us a delicious dinner of spaghetti with meat sauce, tomato & cucumber salad, topped with freshly grated cheese. So good! We are going to Mass st 8 and probably straight to bed. Tomorrow is are ally long day and it might rain so say a prayer for us. We will continue to Logrono if we can but some people are stopping in Viana so we're leaving it up to God. He is doing a pretty great job of choosing albergues! Love to everyone back home!