Roncesvalles to Zubiri


Here is a lovely picture of Burgette  Church in the snow, although you can call today really "rain day" as that it what it became. So rain kilt, gaiters and rucksack covers on. All road work again as the paths were too risky. Plenty of water taken and regularly consumed. There were beautiful views, snow covered trees and stuff.

After my attempts at passing out the previous day my companions were helping me pace and ensuring we had adequate breaks. Around half way, at Viskarret a very small one room bar was found. Time to rest, a hot chocolate and an omelette with bread. Perfecto. One of my companions was clearly not well so was going to taxi the last part. The Senora running the bar was having no luck getting a taxi, so he decided to try the supermercado. My other companion suggested I might pray for our onward journey. I did, invoking the saints... Santa Maria ora pro nobis, Sant Iago ora pro nobis, San Miguel ora pro nobis... at which point the previously mentioned taxi arrived next to me. I am not sure I have had a prayer answered that quickly before...

Lesson one today: don't forget to pray!

The second photograph was taken to provoke that I had heeded the advice given to me and successfully crested this and an earlier summit at Mezquiriz 955m.

Eventually we arrived at Zubiri. A very warm welcome from the Hospitalero at Albergue Rio Arga. By the time it was hunt for food though all the bars were closed and there was one supermercado
 whose proprietor was a little miffed that anyone should dare to enter as he was about to close.

Lesson Two: To shopping early!

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