Roncesvalles to Zubiri

A long day of walking due to the rain. I set off early out of the monastery alone just as it was getting light. They woke us all with beautiful deep singing music on the monastery at 6am so everyone was up and about early. I stopped for breakfast in Aspinal the 2nd town. Ed started a bit later & got sopping wet as poncho which fits me well is small on him and didn’t cover him so well. I waited for him to get to Aspinal by which time he also had blister as wet socks had slid down into his shoes. He took taxi with another man to Zubiri. I was lucky with the rain & didn’t get the worst of it. I met lovely people on the path from England Ireland and Norway. Coming onto Zubiri with steep slippery shale took a lot of concentration. 3 people whom had fallen were taken away in ambulances. Zubiri was packed and my walking companion couldn’t get a bed & Ended up walking 40km that day as there was a festival in the next town. I had a lovely day but the weather and achey legs from previous days steep climb took the wind out of Ed. We went to the sporting hall for dinner where to our surprise we had really good dinner of salad grilled shrimp & mussels and ‘fruita’ of very sweet fresh pineapple. I’m eating a lot. It feels great to have good appetite & eat heartily after the days walking.Read more