Plodding along on the Camino del Baztan

[NualaOC]

Day 2 on the Camino del Baztan and all is going well. We walked from Bayonne to Esplette yesterday and from Esplette to Amaiur today. We (and the other 2 pilgrims!) stayed in the muni in Esplette last night and are in a Casa Rural tonight. The 4 of us (a pilgrim wave by Baztan standards) plan to stay in the Berroeta albergue tomorrow.

It's as beautiful as everyone has said, but today was much harder than we expected. We're pretty exhausted - there was a lot of asphalt and concrete which took its toll on our feet. But we're still smiling and we've been very lucky with the weather.

I'm making lots of notes, which I'll share on my return.

 

[wayfarer]

Buen Camino Nuala. Looking forward to hearing your report.

 

[SabsP]

Keep those posts coming Nuala!
Ultreia and good luck.

 

[gerardcarey]

Doing well Nuala.
As one to whom the Baztan calls I also look forward to your notes.
Buen Camino
Gerard

 

[VNwalking]

Thank you, Nuala. I'm thinking about where to walk in 2017 and so will be looking for your reports with a lot of interest.

 

[peregrina2000]

Hi Nuala, great to hear from another corner of the camino world. Are you going into Santiago? I'm wondering if we might coincide there. Early July for me. Enjoy! Buen camino, Laurie.

 

[timr]

I'm making lots of notes, which I'll share on my return.

Well done Nuala. Looking forward to all your information.
Buen camino to you and your companions

 

[NualaOC]

Thanks everyone for the good wishes! Today was an easier day and Damian is no longer giving me those 'why are you making me do this' looks. We had light rain and mist this morning, which was perfect walking weather, but we missed some great mountain views. However, there's no shortage of beauty on this Camino.

We're now in Berroeta, a tiny village with a great 16-bed muni albergue (and absolutely nothing else!). Just us and the 2 Spanish guys again. They leave early and walk faster than us, so we only see them in the evenings. We've had some interesting broken English/broken Spanish chats with them about different Camino routes.

Tomorrow's walk will begin with another tough climb. We haven't yet decided how far we will walk. There's a new albergue in Lantz (about 15kms) and an older one in Olague (5kms further on). Lantz seems a better option, but it would mean a longer walk to Pamplona on Tuesday. I love these Camino dilemmas!

 

[NualaOC]

Hi Nuala, great to hear from another corner of the camino world. Are you going into Santiago? I'm wondering if we might coincide there. Early July for me. Enjoy! Buen camino, Laurie.

Buen Camino to you too, Laurie! Unfortunately we won't make it to Santiago this time. We're only walking as far as Los Arcos or Logrono. Back again in September for the Del Salvador and Primitivo, though!

Hope all is going well for you and that the bites are healing.