Day 1-2: St Jean Pied du Port š«š· to Zubiri. š„¾ My Pilgrimage on the Camino FrancĆ©s | Camino de Santiago 2023.
- Tough Girl
- May 1, 2023
- 2 min read
ā¹ļøStats - Day 1
Date: Tuesday 2nd May
Weather: sunny āļø
From: St Jean Pied du Port š«š·
Start time: 7.30am
To: Roncesvalles šŖšø
End time: 1.14pm
Terrain: main roads, countryside, wooded areas, through towns and small villages
Accommodation: Albergue šļø
Food: banana š, pear š, raspberries, strawberries š, crisps, chicken 4x slices, tangerine š, dates, Parma ham, apple š.
š„¾Miles: 16.4 miles
š¦¶Steps: 33,821
Total miles completed: 16.4/500
š°Costs:ā¬10 bed in the basement!
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 6/10 - didnāt 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: Iām annoyed with myself as I wanted to take the high route through the Pyrenees and ended up taking the lower route. Which I donāt 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 thatās 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. šŖ
Iām the afternoon after getting settled in. I did some yin yoga, sunbathed and chilled. It was fabulous š„³
ā¹ļøStats - Day 2
Date: Wednesday 3rd May
Weather: sunny āļø & hot š„µ
From: Roncesvalles
Start time: 7.30am
To: Zubiri
End time: 1pm ish ā got checked in by 1.30pm
Terrain: rocky, lots of steep descents, woody forests and concrete paths.
Accommodation: Albergue, š
Food: banana š , chicken, crisps, tangerine š, dried pineapple š, cashew nuts. Made dinner - chicken, bacon, onion in a tomato soup with manchego cheese on top.
š„¾Miles: 16
š¦¶Steps: 33,443
Total miles completed: 32/500
š°Costs: ā¬12 bed, ā¬19 food shop - chicken, bacon, tomato soup, onion, avocado, crisps, red pepper, tangerine š x2, manchego cheese. = ā¬31
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 āļø, blue skies all day. Getting a bed at the albergue, taking a shower šæ, sunbathing in the afternoon and enjoying the day š„³
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