I'm in Arres

Pretty much every day that I stay at a good place in a nice town, I wake up trying to rationalize spending the day there. Jaca is a great little city, and I'm not sure when I'll be in another one like it. But I had called to reserve a room in Arres tonight, and pretty much every time I take a random day off, I regret it by noon. So I'm in Arres.

 Back in the day, last year, I'd cavalierly proclaim that the view from the top of the hill makes the climb worthwhile. Not sure I'm there yet this time, but today I scored an amazing view from my room at Posada el Grenero del Conde in Arres.

After 21 of today's 25km I was ready to declare the day a bust. 10km of it was on a path along a highway. There was very little shade and it was completely sunny all day. The last 4 km were nice. Uphill but nice. I was pretty sure that I fell for the oldest trick on the camino, the unnecessary scenic diversion that still led to a crappy hole in the wall.

I guess it is a hole in the wall but it's anything but crappy. €45 for a terrific room with a queen sized bed, dinner tonight, breakfast tomorrow and a truly amazing view from both the bedroom and the bathroom which have opposite views.

I've got to figure out how to add photos to this blog. Not just for today's views but really, especially for "Goat Day".