Day 5 Puente La Reina to Estella

It was hard to leave the amazing treehouse accommodation in the morning but after climbing down we were soon on our way again.

The walk today wasn't hard, it was reasonably flat and not too long but the heat wave finally caught up to us with peak temperatures of 41 celcius. Walking in those temperatures is tough, but it didn't really cool down at night and sleeping when it's till 39 celcius and you don't even have a fan is just about impossible.

We ended up wandering around Estella in the afternoon trying to find anywhere cool to sit and pass the time as our apartment was like an oven. We found a fantastic cafe called Namaste which made an excellent coffee, fantastic gluten and dairy free peanut butter cookies and had amazingly friendly staff who made as feel really welcome.

If I had to write a brief summary for today it would be HOT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES.

Tune in to hear how it went.

Buen Camino

Usually we have a link to accomodation where stayed but the apartment we rented is no longer listed. Our top tip, if walking in summer, try to find somewhere with airconditioning!

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• Precision Hydration Capsules (amazon.com) We took these electrolyte capsules with us and they were fantastic. We never once felt too dehydrated or suffered from cramps or headaches from dehydration. These are super easy to carry and to take as they are just little capsules, they don't need to be mixed with anything, just pop one and have a big gulp of water.