Day six – Aug 14 After a good night’s sleep – because… air-conditioning, ha! – we got another early start, leaving our Albergue before daylight. We retraced steps we’d taken yesterday in exploring the quaint little town and headed toward the bridge leading us out and on our way to Estella. Being as early as…
Pamplona to Puenta la Reina – 434m Up & 538m Down
Day five – Aug 13 We thought we scored big when we found that we had the bunk at the end of the large room next to a window! There was also a fan! Well, we soon discovered that the fan wasn’t very effective plus it was loud and it wanted to travel – across…
Zubiri to Pamplona – Another Hot Day!
Day four – Aug 12. The most interesting thing about Zubiri is the bridge that you cross over into the town which is more industrial than the ones we’ve walked through the past few days (there’s a magnesium factory on the outskirts where many of the locals work). The bridge is Romanesque and called Punta…
Roncesvalles and the Slog to Zubiri
Day three, Aug 11. Though the second half of the trek over the Pyrenees seemed long – mostly because of the heat – we arrived in Roncesvalles by early afternoon. The check-in process was quick and efficient, plus Cindy and I were lucky to have bed assignments in the same ‘pod’. Having been recently renovated,…