Burguete, Spain

We left by 8:20, before the household woke. It was Sunday so none of the coffee shops were open in Valcarlos, so we left without coffee or breakfast. Luckily we had fruit. I wound up eating two bananas and a nectarine, and the nuts while we hiked. The scenery was beautiful, wooded and lots of windflowers. The weather was cool and foggy which later turned to light rain. I covered my pack, but I sweated too much so put off wearing a raincoat until I was wet through. We didn’t see any other pilgrims until we were almost to Roncevalles. In Roncevalles, all the accomodations seemed to be booked, so we just had coffee, ate sandwiches that we made ourselves, then walked on to Burguete. We wound up in a hotel in Burguete which was fine for me, because I want a little more privacy at this time in the journey. We had to wait until 7 to eat dinner because that’s the custom here. We went with the Pilgrim special again which tends to be repetitive, but it was good and hearty. The bakeries and shops are all closed because it’s Sunday. We walked around town until we figured out where the Camino will take us tomorrow. Hopefully, we’ll hike past a market so we can stock up on lunch materials. Our hotel will serve breakfast at 7:30 am.