Welcome to this Camino Blog. If you are new it might be best to start with the introduction. Otherwise, carry on.
Location: Logrono
Distance: 27.8km – 162.9km total. Longest day so far. Apparently we crossed a state border.
Weather: Started overcast, ended on sunny and quite hot. Good for walking.
Terrain: Mostly farm road and a bit up and down. Logrono is quite big so reasonable walk into town. Yet another pretty day walking through farms.
Physical condition: Ok, pretty good actually but quite tired. Still no blisters but I think I am bruising my feet on rocks as my shoes are a touch thin. Long day.
Other: So straight after saying that I thought my trail runners were fine I am now thinking that a bit more padding in the sole would be good. Might see what I can find if things don’t improve. Since it is a long day today we booked accommodation which takes the stress off getting places quickly to get a bed. If the worst comes to worst we can have a long lunch break and get in late. The place we booked is a significant step up and doesn’t cost much more. Feeling the luxury so might be hard to go back. Got in a bit late for long lunch so will do the big dinner thing. Left Crystal in Viana – about 18km from Los Arcos
SB 8 – God desired to pay the cost for me (and you)
Okay, so this is deliberately worded to irritate me. For me “desire” and “irrational” are pretty much synonymous, and that is sort if the point with this SB.
I can tell you now that I am not worth anyone dying for, let alone the creator of the world! This is such an outrageous concept that I rebell from believing it. I have to word it in such a way that it keeps needling at my mind.
I have heard (or read) someone say even if I was the only one on earth, Jesus would still lived and died for me. (probably Brennan Manning, or him quoting someone else – it certainly sounds like him).
Oh come on ….
And yet, apparently this is the passion that God has for me. Not just passion, desire! It’s a bit worrying to be honest.
Pictures
This is an example of the markers to show you where to go
Coming into Logrono
For those interested, this is a pic of the total number of people walking from St John Pied de Port over the last 7 years. Spot some large increases in some countries (esp the USA), probably due to the movie. Surprising number from South Korea
This is a graph of when people started the trip by month.
Rough against rough 
HI Justin,
Maybe I missed it, but where did you get your “SBs” from. I guess the biblical stance is “God so loved the world..” and you and I are two of “the world”. We are unworthy, but far from worthless.
Love,
Dad
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I like to think that they came from my own head but almost certainly they are a synthesis of hearing others and reading etc. It will be interesting to see what others think I missed or over played as they will heavily reflect my heritage (which is of course brilliant)
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I like this one Justin. I do agree Jesus loved that he could save us. I have a bible reading plan on my phone by John Piper (Love to the Uttermost) that has a nice bit about Jesus’ joy in sacrifice. “I delight to do your will, O my God (Psalm 40:8) … He rejoiced to do his redeeming work for us. The physical pain of the cross did not become pleasure. But Jesus was sustained through it all by joy. He really really wanted to save us. To gather for himself a happy, holy, praising people”.
I also believe that Jesus would have died to save only you (or only me). (The good shepherd went after the one lost sheep).
It is unbelievably good news but I believe it 🙂
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