As I wrote previously, I haven’t been able to blog very much. But now I will give you a summary of each day
Day 1, St Jean Pied de Port to Burguette. Pure hell, then when I got to Ronsevalles the didn’t have any beds. Hiked on and got the last bed in Burguette. 27.9 km, 17.3 miles Casa Rural Pedrosa
Day 2. Burguette to Zubiri . Short Day. Stopped at Zubiri because they had beds. 18.7 km, 11.6 miles. Zubiri Municipal Albergue
Day 3. Zubiri to Pamplona. Coming into the city, then explored the downtown during the evening. Got into the Cathedral. 20.9 km, 13 miles. Jesus y Mary Albergue. Had bag transported.
Day 4. Pamplona to Puente la Reina. Going over Alto Perdone (the mountain of forgiveness) was difficult, windy and rocky. Just barely made it into the Santiago Apostal Albergue
Day 5. Puente la Reina to Ayegui. Hiking up and thru the cute little hilltop town of Cirauqui then a strenuous hike up to Lorca. Then hiking in the old town part of Estella then the modern city to the suburb of Ayegui. Hiked out to the Irache Winery in the evening so my friends in the states could see me on the wine cam. 29.3 km, 18.1 miles. San Cipriano Albergue in a Sports Arena. Surprisingly, the Albergue wasn’t full.