Los Arcos to Lograno

Well, Natalie and I have moved up in the World.  We have gone from spending the night on a mattress on the gym floor in Zuberi to spending last night in the most lovely Alburgue yet.  We had a private room, well.... almost private.  It was the Canadian Contingent.  Me and Nat, Hope and Gail from Calgary and Margaret and Miriam from Owen Sound Ontario.  We cooked a communal dinner of rice, shrimp and salad followed by flan, or as I know it creme caramel, followed by nice glass of wine.  Then... off to bed only to awaken at 6 for a lovely breakfast supplied by our hosts. Off we went 28 km to Lograno.  It was a lovely walk, through vineyards, olive groves and wheat fields.  On the way we bumped into Russell, or as I have named him. Dennis.  Now let me tell you about Russell. We met him on our first night in Zuberi. He is a legally blind chap, originally from Glasgow who now lives near Victoria Station in London.  He is travelling the Camino, by himself on an extremely limited budget.  The reason I named him Dennis is due to his black and red sweater his mother had knit him. For those of you who are not from the UK, a cartoon character named Dennis the Mennis wears this sweater. Russell is 46 and used to be a scaffolder but due to his becoming blind is now on disability.  We couldn´´t believe that Russell had made it this far. He was not properly equipped, was sleeping rough most of the time, not in an albergue, he would just find shelter on the side of the road.  He is a lovely man and it was so nice to bump into him again.  We contined on our way.  We tend to be travelling most of the time with Hope and Gail, the two sisters from Calgary. Natalie bless her heart is booking our Alburgues ahead of time as she can speak Spanish very well and knows how to use the phone.  We have arrived in Lagrono and our Alburgue is in an apartment complex with no cooking facilities so it will be a pilgrim´´s special for us tonight.  This consists of 4 courses for around 8 euros.  Great food.  Our accomodation price is a bit high today. 10.50 euros.  This is such a fantastic experience.  I can feel my legs getting stronger daily and my mind is becoming clearer.  If possible, I will try and blog again tomorrow.  Adios Amigos