The walk was great, however the village we got to was a little basic- no place to buy dinner ! Fortunately there was a little supermarket, so we ended up with a thrown-together dinner of pasta, tuna, bread and salami, shared by about 12 people, with a lot of noise due to the contribution of three bottles of wine from one partipant. If I remember correctly, Brazil, Australia, Spain, Norway and America were represented.
Low lying mist early morning, as we walked above the mist for a few hours
The deserted buildings, left as the valley was flooded for the dam. The atmosphere here was quite haunting, the deserted buildings looking industrial, I'd love to know what they were. Also a few houses, all completely empty, rooves falling in, windows gone, gardens gone wild.
The yellow building is a very welcome hotel and bar, serving the first coffees and food for 16km. You can just see the dam wall behind the hotel on the right side of the photograph, and the deserted buildings behind.
The walking has been tough, equaling the first week from Irun to Bilbao - continual ascents and descents, but with amazing views to compensate. Saying that, it's all achievable, and extremely well marked out with the Camino shells and arrows. However while I would certainly recommend this Camino, it would be with a caution about the terrain. It's no casual stroll along a well-made path.
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