From Roncesvalles to Zubiri (21km)

47km walked ~ 766km to Santiago
 “Life is a roller coaster!”

Day #2 790km to go!

Into the woods.

Igreja de San Nicolás de Bari, Burguete

Still 18km to Zubiri! And 787km to Santiago!? One day, we'll get there!

 A group of Korean pilgrims

Ok, the landscape is always a balm!

Up and down all the way. Up again! Take a deep breath.

Alto de Mezkiritz: the climb is really worth the effort; this is the amazing view you're rewarded with!

In honor of Our Lady of Roncesvalles at Alto de Mezkiritz.

Anabela's long face... Climbing is not her forte!

"Don't stop walking" who would have ever thought of stopping?! At this stage, probably at every odd mile!

At least, Alexandre was leading the way and doing everything to prove the climb wasn't that hard.

We made a little friend while having lunch on the village of Lintzoain and he kept us company for a stretch of the Camino.

"In loving memory of Shingo Yamashita. Japanese pilgrim deceased on August 2002, age 64.
Your Camino friends: Nekane & Jose Mari"

Muddy trail up to the Alto do Erro

"Tired? ~ Exhausted!" A fellow pilgrim having a moment's rest at a vending truck on Alto do Erro.

The cloudy sky at Alto do Erro might have scared us with a promise of coming rain. Impressive, nonetheless!

The hard descent to Zubiri: mud, rolling pebbles and slippery rocks.

Everyone was in a hurry to arrive at Zubiri.

Zubiri on sight, finally!

Puente de la Rabia: just at the entrance of Zubiri, our stop for the day's journey

It is believed this bridge had the power to protect animals from rabies.

Iglesia San Esteban, the church we walked past in Zubiri while looking for bed and roof for the night.

In spite of the ups and downs, we still kept the smile on our faces.