We left Pamplona in the dark again and had a good walking day – no blisters. The highlight of the walk was seeing the famous statutes at Alto de Perdon.
Anyone who has seen ‘The Way’ should remember them. There’s a commemorative plaque about the movie and a signpost showing kilometers to New York, Seoul, Berlin and Santiago de Compostella. We’re pretty certain all were wrong ?. Many of the people we’ve met along the way have been Canadian, when we asked why this is so popular in Canada a woman told us they just recently got Netfix and saw the movie.
This was also a good spot to air out our feet and change our socks. We do this every 5 miles or so to avoid blisters. It isn’t pretty but it’s necessary.
We went off the grid yesterday in a little town called Obanos. We stayed in a lovely house that we had all to ourselves and were spoiled by the owner doing our laundry. Unfortunately that was where the spoiling ended. The town had 3 restaurants and none were open. It also rained all afternoon and early evening so no good pics of the town.
Today (9/15) we walked through several vineyards and 4 towns for a total of about 20 k. It threatened to rain all day but stayed dry and the clouds didn’t take away from the beautiful views.
Tonight we’re staying in an Albergue called La Casa Magica and we’re in a room with 4 other people. Hopefully no one snores.
Looks like a wonderful trip.
The variety of people you are meeting is amazing.
Stay well.
Gracias!
Having a walked a bit with your back packs now…how do you feel about the weight? Keep up the commentary, I love it…and the videos.
Pretty much OK with the weight. We just need to estimate how much water to carry. We are never sure about where and when the few fountains are. I am starting to get better at estimating are need for water.two full bottles weigh 3 pounds.