Exiting the Kingdom of Navarra

Today, April 24, we´ve reached Veina. We are about 7 km east of Logronos, which is easier to find on a map I think. Logronos lies in a broad fertile valley, bordered by some unidentified but snow capped mountains to the southwest, and the foothills of the Pyrennes which we´ve hiked through for the last few days, currently, in wine country. Every day is so amazing and special. Yesterday, I thought I would get on the computer and upload a couple of shots from a recent time. But as I reviewed my photographs, I saw, to my amazement, that every day for the last 4 or 5 days, we had had some sort of incredibly beautiful experience worth sharing. Today, I have reached a computer at last, which can upload photos but already, yesterdays amazing sights are old history! What to do that can some how encapsulate some, even small, part of our journey? The job is daunting. I was going to show you some amazing pictures from the town of Estella, this beautiful steep town was full of mysterious alleys, oddly stacked barrios, and 7 or 8 monsterous and beautiful churches. The streets were so steep that they had installed elevators beside some of the sidewalks to help get up one or two blocks. For me, it was a real lesson in urban geography and the effect of cities on people and cultures.
Here´s another one....In a small town yesterday, Jola took a picture of a church, but was annoyed by the white van parked out in front, destroying the symmetry of the scene. I went up the hill to the church to discover a new occupation. Tower Bell Clock Repair Man. The van belonged to a repair man who´s picture I captured when I asked him to stick his head out the bell tower opening. His occupation was inscribed on the side of the van. Suddenly it was a new story.And so it goes with every day of our trip...in fact with almost every moment! Ultrea!