• Day 3. Start walking

    September 13 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Have now reached the camino - half an hour's walk from the hotel. And am finding that the tracker did not come on. On now I hope...
    First pause after walking for more than an hour and a half, before finding a place in the shade. The last half hour was gently uphill - the foothills of the steeper Alto del Perdon. Kept the Alto del Perdon for tomorrow morning when I am nice and fresh.
    Among the photos so far you find my passion for manhole covers (Kanaldeckel in German), often they have something which distinguishes them like the name of the town or coat of arms.
    Siesta on the Camino next to Guenduláin Castle and it's chapel (quite important a few centuries ago, abandoned now) with Zariquiegui within sight. People are walking past, but don't notice it - you have to turn back slightly to see it.
    Now I am posting this - sitting on a bench under a tree on top of a hill with a panoramic view of about 270° - a slight breeze...
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