Day Five: Dirt in Gernika to Bilbao

I barely slept last night. But was in good enough company. Despite enjoying the large group we thought it might be best to split up and walk in smaller groups. I began walking alone in the dark, and that messes with your head. I dont think there are any animals here that would do anything but the forest in the pitch black likes to play with your mind. It wasnt long before i caught up to Sam and Everette, two americans who were traveling together. We walked together for nearly 4 hours chatting about life and social issues. Eventually i decided i needed a bit of time to my self so i walked on ahead. There was a lot of pavement walking this day. Even though it made the path smoother the road is quite jaring on the feet especially the long descent down into Bilbao. Bilbao is a city almost on the ocean, a river runs through it the ebs slightly by the tide despite the ocean being about 20km away. A few of us had decided to meet up in Bilbao to find a hostels together. When I got into town i got a call from James and Andrew, we met after some time and booked a hostel. After lunch we had the most agonizing check in process ever. After a nap we set out to meet some others, the two girls from Madrid and three brothers from the south of spain were finishing in Bilbao. The night was so much fun although I was upset that we never found anywhere to dance. Unfortunately, I ended up having a bit of a rough night and require just a little bit of assistance from James, Everette, and Sam to get back to the hostel. But i think everyone enjoyed themselves well enough!Read more