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October 7, 2023

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RONCESVALLES – ZUBIRI

Camino: Day 2

Distance: 20.7 km (12.8 miles)

Weather: sunny, 55-83 degrees

Time on trail: 7 hours

We started off almost at the same time around 8:10am. It was cool. I needed a jacket and my quilted vest.

The sun was just coming up as we left our hotel. After taking a few photos it was time to get started.

As we were walking through the forest we could hear cows mooing in the distance. They had a lonesome sound. I joked with my husband it wasn’t cows but witches. He thought it was a different forest on the Camino route, but as we exited we learned I was correct.

We passed through 3 lovely villages during the day.

So wish I could have fresh bread like this delivered to my home daily.

Images along the way.

We had 2 mountain passes to go over, but much easier than the first day. Like the day before, coming down is much harder than going up.

Made it to Zubiri with time to do laundry and work on this blog.

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SAINT JEAN PIED DE PORT – RONCESVALLES

Camino: Day 1

Distance: 26.8 km (16.6 miles)

Weather: sunny 55-80 degrees

Time on the trail: 9 hours

Fabulous day to start our walk. Big blue skies the whole day. We left our hotel at 8:00am.

The first 7 hours was a slow gradual uphill climb. (1227 meters, 4035 feet) the last 2 hours was a steep decline. It felt great to stop.

At the start of the day you could always see 10-20 pilgrims walking near you, by midpoint that had thinned to 5-10. By the last mile we only saw 2. Showing how everyone starts out together, but as the day moves forward some fall behind while others speed up. We were somewhere in the middle.

The goods news is that every book says this is the hardest day of the entire trip. I hope this turns out to be true.