Camino Day 2: Roncesvalles to Zubiri

Total Distance: 24km
Step Count: 37.3k
Blisters to date: 0
Tortillas to date: 1

Today we got woken up with chants coming from the church followed by a priest who came into the dorm area singing “good morning” and a whole other range of well wishes for the pilgrims.

After brekkie, I set off walking with David, a 67 year old man who I’d met in the town I stayed before staring my Camino and a few other pilgrims that we’d catch up with here and there. Our day was filled with great conversations about everything!

The trail itself started off through a beautiful lil forest and ended in one of those downhills that no one ever enjoys. Had my first and the best tortilla española to date at Espinal, and later, we stopped at another Cafe that turned out to be named after a Spanish restaurant in Venezuela that the owner had visited on many occasions when he was younger. Talking to people (especially locals) is my favourite way to experience the Camino ➡️

Zubiri had a lovely river in which we were able to take a dip to cool down and church bells that rang every half an hour day and night! I guess you gotta take the good with the bad 🤷🏻‍♀️Baca selengkapnya