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The best breakfast bar in town is Blues Bar, highly recommended! You can have very nice pintxos or tapas there too, it's a brilliant place, but not the only one as eatingin the basque country is a joy.
Day 9 - Andoain
I don't remember anything much about the day's walk, except that I'd promised A. that we would be able to stay in a pilgrim refuge at Andoain, and so that's where we headed. I can't speak highly enough of the Andoain refuge, and...
I am about 1km away from Beasain right now, and if I'd been in better physical condition, I would certainly have taken the Saiatz alternative. The bicycle track through the valley is brutal on the feet.
Absolutely the best thing about today was encountering gorgeous farm animals such as the beautiful donkey, just before Santiagomendi, and the two splendid billies halfway down the other side.
Day 8
Frantxilla was not the stop that we'd hoped to make, but we were both so exhausted by the mud that we were happy to find somewhere to stay there, and the locals were so friendly and helpful to A., when she arrived, seeking shelter. The...
Some photos from the day...I think I took the first, just because I've seen that particular group of buildings various times on other people's blogs/videos. Unfortunately, A. was so far ahead of me that I wasn't able to include her for reference...
Day 7
Before I leave Gurutze behind, let me note that this was the first time that I was locked out of a hotel on this trip, but not the last. Something that A. stipulated before we began was that we should share rooms when staying in hotels, in...
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