Zubiri was full early yesterday (by 2:30, according to some pilgrims who came to Pamplona today), but Zubiri opened up a municipal building just past the town for some pilgrims to sleep on the floor! I haven’t seen that done before.
We all know...
I just came across an article from a Japanese news website which argues that the financial pressure on Japanese people to work later in life is a significant factor in reducing the numbers making the Shikoku pilgrimage...
Rest in peace 🙏 My daughter and I are on the Camino now, we walked from Roncesvalles to Zubiri yesterday (Monday). We saw all the firefighters and crew but assumed it was for downed wires or something. The weather has been bad the past couple...
All I can say is that my first day was in Roncesvalles, back before the new facility was built. This was in 2001. I don't recall that anyone spoke English. The beds were full, people were setting up for the night on mats on the floor and there...
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