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BP on the Viejo June-July 2023
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[QUOTE="Bad Pilgrim, post: 1155512, member: 50859"] [B]Day 5: Vitoria-Gasteiz - Miranda de Ebro, 38 + ? kms[/B] Holy cow. Two stages in one day. Also getting lost and adding kilometers to that. Luckily, I am in one of the coziest and best equipped albergues I have ever seen on a Camino. Spotlessly clean. It was a blessing to arrive here. Gronze says 8 euros, but the hospitalero charged only 6. I will chat more with him later to find out the history behind this marvellous place. But right now... I am too tired to talk. I had forgotten about the ascent between Subijana and Villanueva de la Oca, as well as the difficult descent: steep, pebbles, stones... I slipped a few times but I never fell. I did a stop in Puebla de Arganzón, the only long pause for the day. Now I know there were two peregrinas in Puebla, who will arrive here in Miranda de Ebro tomorrow, but I didn't see them. There were foreign tourists, families, the usual cyclists... The plaza was busy and friendly, so I hung around for a while. After two tortillas and two cafés con leche I was good to go again. The second half of the day would not be as peaceful. I followed the arrows and other signs to a solar panel park, around the fence of the whole thing, then I went over the highway. Just for fun I checked my GPS and saw that I was walking in the opposite direction of Rivabellosa (last stop before Miranda de Ebro according to Gronze). I was heading for a village called Ribaguda on the A-4304. I checked with Gronze who said I should have "ignored" the arrows at an earlier point. Sure, that is the thing to do: [I]not[/I] follow the arrows!? I was baffled because even where I was standing, every sign pointed me to Ribaguda. Perhaps the arrows in Ribaguda then takes you to Miranda de Ebro? I didn't want to find out because that would add several kms to my walk. I looked up Rivabellosa on my GPS and aimed for it. A long walk among cars, trucks and highway bridges ensued. Finally in the center of Rivabellosa, the signs reappeared. I don't know where I went wrong but it must have been around the solar park. My advice to future pilgrims who want to reach Miranda de Ebro and see a yellow arrow in the solar park is: 1) Run for your life 2) Haul out your GPS or equivalent technology and look up [B]Rivabellosa[/B] 3) Find the nearest way to Rivabellosa and its [B]Plaza los Fueros[/B]. The signs from the square take you to Miranda de Ebro. I estimate I lost about an hour zig-zagging in the industrial suburbs because of this. I could see Miranda de Ebro in the corner of my eye but it didn't get any closer. Now the sun was out and it got unbelievably hot. I had been walking since 6 a.m. and started to despair. At least I ran into a vending machine in a corner in Rivabellosa. I bought myself a large Coca Cola and also had a swift café con leche in one of the bars. Rivabellosa is one of those affluent suburbs or "pedanías" to larger towns such as Miranda de Ebro. It was tidy, middle-classy and a bit posh. From Rivabellosa you cannot see Miranda de Ebro anymore because of the rolling fields, and I walked right out in the middle of them. I got disoriented and felt I was bypassing Miranda de Ebro. I wondered if I wasn't supposed to follow these waymarks either? Suddenly the town appeared, seemingly from nowhere, in the fields. After a hideous walk in the industrial suburbs - Miranda de Ebro is the second largest city after Burgos in the region - I arrived at the albergue in the city center. Everything exquisite. I think I will be alone here tonight. Although according to the register there has been people staying almost every day. I threw my clothes in the washing machine, collapsed in my bunkbed and slept for a while. No time to visit the city. I just need to eat, and sleep... 💤 [/QUOTE]
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