Day 3 - Zubiri to Pamplona

We walked about thirteen miles to Pamplona today, and the hostel is fabulous! Our clothes did not dry last night, so we carried lots of water in the wet ones today (mostly on Keith's back, because he volunteered and I accepted the offer). My first stop is the dryer-- I'm spoiling myself by paying for the dryer, but it's so worth it to me today!

The path has gotten much better, and the weather is finally good, too.  Pamplona also promises good food.... We're thinking about McDonald's for a change from the regular pilgrim menu.  We'll see what we find.

Our feet are holding up pretty well. The people who have passed us recently have confessed to multiple blisters, but we're both still blister free so far. Keith taped a spot today, but he thinks it's more a pressure point than a blister. I have taped a spot everyday from something that felt weird on our last training walk two weeks ago. It's not becoming anything yet.

The forecast for the next few days is promising-- we might even be able to wear the shorts we brought! I finally took off my jacket in the last few miles today! Paul, Keith's brother, helped us feel a little less ignorant when he wrote to say the French Open in Paris claims to have the coldest this time of year in 100 years. We'll hang onto that hope!

There are so many nice people both on the Camino and in the towns we pass through! Fellow pilgrims celebrate with us when we arrive at a cafe for a break. Today, we were in a little town, and I was hoping to find a bathroom. We asked a lady where a public restroom was. She said there was not one, and she immediately offered for me to come into her house! It was a beautiful gesture, and the bathroom was so nice that I felt guilty for having dirty on my shoes! But, I took it! The life of a pilgrim....!

Tomorrow will be our first day of new road. Since we took a taxi from Pamplona to the start, I've felt like we're backtracking for three days. Tomorrow, we'll be west of where we flew into northern Spain. I'm excited about that!

Well, I've been writing while I sit in line for the dryer, and I've run out of things that I can think of to write. There's really too much to say in some ways! The attached pictures are from yesterday. Keith is freezing in flip-flops while his shoes dry from two days in rain and mud. He took a picture of me from behind while I wasn't looking but was working my way along a Camino path.

Love to all!