Camino Day 3: Roncesvalles to Zuibri

Today we walked almost 24 KM (just over 15 miles) in just under 8 hours. We started our walk just before 6 AM when it was cool and absolutely beautiful. It was over 80° by 10 AM and by the time we we were in the hardest part of a very steep descent at the end of the day, Chris’ Personal thermometer read 96° on the exposed rock of the path.

Walking in the heat was hard – – very hard – – but we had plenty of snacks and drinks (including some incredible sheep’s milk cheese we’d bought from the Basque shepherd in the Pyrenees yesterday) and rested in the shade as needed.

I’m too tired to write much more so I’ll have to let my pictures and Chris do more of the talking. The Camino is every bit as challenging as we’ve been led to believe, but our 18 months of training is serving us very well. The Camino is also every bit as wonderful as I’d hoped!Read more