Despite the difficulty of the walk the previous day we felt quite well this morning to continue on to Zubiri 22 km away. We opted to take the road for the most part as the trail was impassable in places due to the deep mud from the runoff. We don´t know as yet what the length of the road journey was, but according to someone who had a map, the distance was 42 kms. In any event it took us nine hours, most of it in the rain. About noon we walked through another of the many very pretty Basque villages, and bought a baguette some queso (cheese) and membrillo, and that evening while waiting for the restaurant to open had some great bocadillos. Thanks Nina. We have met really nice people along the way. We have done a lot of our walking with one particular woman from StHyacinthe. The people at our first refuge were extremely welcoming and the lady Huberta had been to India in her twenties and was so delighted to chat with Bernie. The food there was excellent. We eat very little during the day since it is raining so much. The scenery is always so beautiful and we very much appreciate it early on, not so much after nine hours. All the little villages date from the 16th century and some of the churches are breathtaking. We finally made it to Zubiri, exhausted and decided to stay at the very first hotel we encountered entering the town. It was a delight to soak in a warm bath but it took no pain away from our feet. So far no injuries anywhere. Tomorrow, if we can stand, we are off to Trinidad de Arre, a few kms outside of Pamplona.
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