Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Day 3: Zubiri

I'm in Zubiri, a quiet little town, 22k fron Roncesvalles ( valley of thorns). It's a bit cool and overcast so I'm resting in a pension with Kay and Liam. We had lunch in a pretty town square outdoors with pilgrim friends coming and going. How quickly we become a community.

Roncesvalles was very special! There was a lovely blessing for pilgrims in the Iglesia de Santa Maria where the countries of pilgrims there were read out. There are quite a few Canadians on the Camino. The albergue there is run very efficiently by Dutch hospitaleros, who have some
people skills to learn in my opinion. When efficiency trumps warmth, a tired pilgrim feels the lack of heart...

The walk today was long, through beautiful forested areas. In Burguete, we walked past the hotel where Hemingway wrote and played the piano. We would look back at the Pyrenees in awe at yesterday's walk through the mountains.

Tomorrow we head towards Pamplona. I'll decide whether to go into town or just stay on the countryside that's feeding my soul so much. One step at a time!

Sending blessings and tsiomky






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