No photos yet, sorry. The albergue in Roncesvalles has a computer room but no wifi that I can find, so I can\u00b4t upload my photos from the camera.<\/p>\n
I arrived here about an hour ago, and have had my first stamp on my pilgrim\u00b4s passport and a long, long shower. Items still to do include laundry and dinner.<\/p>\n
Getting here was a trek in itself. All day yesterday on airplanes, and most of today on two buses, from Madrid to Soria, and then from Soria to Pamplona. I barely made that connection.<\/p>\n
In Pamplona I found to my woe that the next bus to Roncesvalles is at 6PM… tomorrow.<\/p>\n
So it was a taxi. I can safely report that I no longer believe Italian drivers to be the craziest on earth. This was a windy mountain road, full of hairpin turns, and the cabbie took it at speed, even passing cars that he decided were too slow.<\/p>\n
My heart rate only recently recovered.<\/p>\n
I met some pilgrims here that had come over the pass from Saint Jean, and I\u00b4m very glad I decided to forgo that route; it\u00b4s snowing in the pass and the advice is to not cross.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow, I start walking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
No photos yet, sorry. The albergue in Roncesvalles has a computer room but no wifi that I can find, so I can\u00b4t upload my photos from the camera. I arrived here about an hour ago, and have had my first stamp on my pilgrim\u00b4s passport and a long, long shower. Items still to do include laundry and dinner. 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