âčïžStats - Day 1
Date: Tuesday 2nd May
Weather: sunny âïž
From: St Jean Pied du Port đ«đ·
Start time: 7.30am
To: Roncesvalles đȘđž
End time: 1.14pm
Terrain: main roads, countryside, wooded areas, through towns and small villages
Accommodation: Albergue đïž
Food: banana đ, pear đ, raspberries, strawberries đ, crisps, chicken 4x slices, tangerine đ, dates, Parma ham, apple đ.
đ„ŸMiles: 16.4 miles
đŠ¶Steps: 33,821
Total miles completed: 16.4/500
đ°Costs:âŹ10 bed in the basement!
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 6/10 - didnât like the road walking.
Fatigue: 0/10 - felt really strong.
Ease of terrain: 5/10 a few ups & a few switchbacks but nothing super hard!
Challenges: Iâm annoyed with myself as I wanted to take the high route through the Pyrenees and ended up taking the lower route. Which I donât think is as pretty. There was lots of road walking - along main roads which were very twisty with no hard shoulder. Which made the walking uncomfortable as the cars were very close and going very quickly!
I arrived at the Albergue at 1.14pm and there were already about 50 people ahead of me.
It was confusing as to what was going on! I had no idea, getting forms filled in, one queue for one thing, another queue for something else. Getting my stamp. All very hectic. Too many people. I think thatâs going to be my hardest challenge!!
Highlights: I felt really strong walking, the legs and glutes did super well. Really happy with my walking speed. đȘ
Iâm the afternoon after getting settled in. I did some yin yoga, sunbathed and chilled. It was fabulous đ„ł
âčïžStats - Day 2
Date: Wednesday 3rd May
Weather: sunny âïž & hot đ„”
From: Roncesvalles
Start time: 7.30am
To: Zubiri
End time: 1pm ish â got checked in by 1.30pm
Terrain: rocky, lots of steep descents, woody forests and concrete paths.
Accommodation: Albergue, đ
Food: banana đ , chicken, crisps, tangerine đ, dried pineapple đ, cashew nuts. Made dinner - chicken, bacon, onion in a tomato soup with manchego cheese on top.
đ„ŸMiles: 16
đŠ¶Steps: 33,443
Total miles completed: 32/500
đ°Costs: âŹ12 bed, âŹ19 food shop - chicken, bacon, tomato soup, onion, avocado, crisps, red pepper, tangerine đ x2, manchego cheese. = âŹ31
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 8/10
Fatigue: 7/10
Ease of terrain: 5/10
Challenges: the stress of making it to the albergue to get a bed for the night. It motivates me to move quickly and not to take rest breaks.
Highlights: the weather was incredible- glorious sunshine âïž, blue skies all day. Getting a bed at the albergue, taking a shower đż, sunbathing in the afternoon and enjoying the day đ„ł
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