You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network, where we taught the walk with shows by hikers about hikers for everybody. Thank you. Hey guys, thanks for coming back to the show and joining me on my Camino adventure once more.

Now, I'm recording this after a vegetable soup lunch.

So you may hear an indication of the soup's somewhat noisy progress from my abdomen.

Apologies for that, but I really can't edit these recordings,

so we're just going to have to put up with a few gurgles from time to time.

This week, we're going to be catching up on days 6 to 8.

I must say, I'm pretty pleased with the progress I've made so far. I'm feeling

great physically and I'm relishing this time to just walk and think. We don't often get the

opportunity to do that at home, certainly not for the long distances that I'm doing now. But here,

these quiet walks are kind of soothing my soul. In between my Camino catch-ups, Dave will be on to tell you about his

look at the version from the trail, though he is heading back there shortly. I hope you appreciate

the better sound after the first episode, and I appreciate you all for sticking with me on this

journey. So let's get to it and hear about days number six and seven.

Day six, Iagi, 70.5 miles to Los Arcos, 82.7 miles, which is 11.8 mile day.

Did have a great night's sleep because the room was way too warm.

I had no idea how to turn the radiator off.

Most of my clothes were drawing on those radiators earlier, so I couldn't really complain too much.

My alarm went at 5.30 a.m. and I read for about 20 minutes before I started to pack up and getting ready for the road.

Breakfast was served at 6.30 and I was at the door by 6.25.

So unlike me.

Back to the room after breakfast and people hadn't stirred yet.

So I continued to get ready in the darkness before opening a blind to allow some light in and got on my way.

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