Camino de Santiago Day 2
Day 2: I woke up at 6:45 AM and had a nice breakfast at
Hotel Roncesvalles. I left the hotel at 8:40 AM and began another long day to
Larrasoana.
The hiking terrain came as a great relief, however, as the path was mostly flat
and stretched from one small Spanish town to another with farmland and forest
in between. The first town I walked through was Burguete-Auritz. Ernest
Hemingway made this small town famous when he stayed at the Hostel Burguete in
1924 and 1925; he describes it in his novel The
Sun Also Rises. Being that I’ve read all of Hemingway’s books and always
seem to end up in the same places as him, I made a stop in at the Hostel
Burguete (I only entered the lobby before departing). I then continued down the
Camino and passed through another small town, Espinal. The next stretch had
farmland and forest again until I reached Bar Dena Ona, a small restaurant and
market. Being that it was lunch time, I had ham and eggs, a popular Spanish
dish (and one of the only dishes available at that time). After lunch, I had
several small climbs into and out of forest with some nice views on either
side. I then stopped at a small stand in Alto de Erro and order three bottled-waters
(I had recently run out of water and was thirsty!) and a banana again. I sat
there for about 20 minutes and polished off two of the waters before continuing
on. The next big town was Zubiri, where I stopped in at Bar Valentine and
ordered a local red wine. It came cold which was refreshing (have to sample the
local fare right?) Although most of the peregrinos (or pilgrims) ended the day
at Zubiri, I pushed on another three miles to get a little closer to Pamplona.
Tatiana was due to arrive in Pamplona the next day so I wanted to do a quick 10
miles and get there before her. So after Zubiri, I pushed on through the heat
and followed the camino up and down several more times until I arrived at Casa
Tau in Larrasoana. Upon arriving I took a cold shower (it’s been so incredibly
hot every day that I only crave a cold shower), did my laundry, and then ate
the Pilgrim’s menu at a local super market/restaurant.
Distance hiked: 17 miles
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