Today is day four on our Camino, and yesterday was pretty long, 28 kilometers, so today we packed it in at 20 km, which was about 1:30 in the afternoon. We are at albergue St. Andreas at Zariquiegui, nearly up to the Alto de Perdon, which, if you remember any of the films it's the place where the metal silhouettes of people are along the crest of a hill, along with windmills (the big electricity generating kind). We'll reach there mid-morning tomorrow.
(Photos to follow as we're having wifi challenges)
Second photo is of a very coolly decorated coffee shop we stopped at in Pamplona. We ordered chocolate and churros for a mid-morning pick me up and were surprised to get glass mugs half full of a thick, triple chocolate, piping hot mixture that resembled pudding in the making, alongside three freshly fried churros. My stomach wasn't quite sure what to make of the richness, but the flavor was out of this world!
Medical report : despite our best efforts of buying boots with plenty of room and wearing them 200 miles plus, coating our feet morning and night with medicated powder, we are succumbing to blisters as each day goes by. It's hard to do a test of our days on the road uphill and down 😏. It's "muy importante" to stop and dry your feet at midday, feet sweat a lot and wet skin is vulnerable to rubbing injuries.
That said, other body parts are holding up well, especially B's new knee. I am amazed how much my quadriceps ache, and shoulders just a bit.
Today we came through Pamplona, here are pix of the Magdalene Bridge and the drawbridge at the pilgrims entryway. We managed to miss the Cathedral, but I must confess we were so enjoying just walking and looking that before we knew it we were through town - I'm not sure I want to have my nose in a guidebook all the time, but we'd like to figure out a way to notice important landmarks.
As I cannot seem to post this with all the photos, I'll try two posts for today - Good night!
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Great to catch up on the latest. Sorry about the blisters. Keep those feet dry. We have guest right now who have walked three different Caminos. Neat to talk with them about our experiences along with sharing your blog.
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