Thank goodness! No storms! We packed up and headed to the restaurant for a quick breakfast before we hit the trail to Zubiri. I am not a coffee drinker, but the coffee latte is a must to get the body going. Lee enjoys the espresso. We also had fresh bread with jam and butter.
When we first start walking, there is no rain, but then it starts drizzling. Time to try out the new ponchos. We look like blue twins. The drizzle does not last, so ponchos off. Yea!
The sun comes out and it is a beautiful and cooler day in the neighborhood. We are happy hikers.
Roncevalles is small village, but the homes have plenty of beautiful flowers in pots and hanging baskets.
We meet up with a husband and wife team and they are from Isreal. We had a great conversation about the conditions in their home town. They are concerned and worried, but it is there home now and for many generations before. They also have children.
Finally, we parted ways and headed onward. We passed through many vegetable gardens, apple orchards and olive tree gardens. The vegetables we have had so far are so yummy!
We also, met two women from Colorado that were picnicking in the trail. We were getting hungry too. Then at the top of the hill there is a cool restaurat called Bar Juan. There are many pilgrims with their packs off and their shoes too. They are drinking beer and having lunch. We had homemade tortilla postadas, olives from local farmers, sausage, bread and of course beer. Just what we needed to finish our hike for the day. Yes, there we were with people from all over the world and listening to American rock and roll music. Yes music is a universal language. Sorry Jean, no Beach Boys or Buddy Holley?
Bar Juan
We finish our hike. Not to hard, but for last 5 km it was all down hill and rocky. Love the downhill, but a little hard on Lee's knees.
Yipppeeee. We arrive in Zubiri which is a small industrial town that mines magnesium.
At the corner bar are some friends we meet on our first night in Orrison. They are from Germany and Seattle. The Getman girl was hiking from Stuttgart, Germany. We join them for our new favorite beer with lemonade known as Clara or Shandy beer. Very light and refreshing.
Then we head for our albergue and settle in, take a shower and put on the last of our clothes. The lady at the desk takes in laundry, so we gladly gave her all of our dirty clothes. They smelled like a bunch of goats had been wearing them. Lee was tired of smelling like a goat, so he bought him some dove soap. Oh the little things we miss.
We headed to town to round up some dinner. We decided to do dinner on our own. We had an amazing salad, pimento peppers with sauce, tortilla omelet and flan for dessert. It was delicious. Walked around town and then headed to our bed. Lights out and doors locked at 10:00pm.
Our albergue in Zubiri
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