Roncesvalles - Larrasoana (pop 200) 27.4 km September 28

Our walk this morning began at 8am.  The road sign says we are 790km to Santiago -lucky for us we are taking the short cut by walking so  only have 775 km to Santiago .

The walk is beautiful but I have to admit my pack felt very heavy this morning!

The villages are so very tidy....amazing

We had breakfast in Espinal- coffee sure did taste good.  We found a market and bought fixings for lunch including fruit....eating quite a bit of bread....

We meet quite a few of our new friends along the way....including the Irish fellow who commented that -we shouldn't let the truth get in the way of a great story!  And for some of our other friends- there are so many 'fresh ears ' here......

We stopped for a beverage at 20 km in the town of Zubiri.  The temp is around 30 degrees.  Zubiri is a mining town and we walk past the magnesium mine which looks like it is powered with coal. The magnesium is the gray stuff in the background

Today was a long day with a lot of up and down, sometime cattle were our trail companions, saw all kinds of vegetable gardens and the trees are just beginning to show a bit of color 

We have accommodations at a pension in Larrasoana and we opt out of the pligrim meal. We are both feeling great so far!

We have befriended two teachers -one from Austrailia now living in Houston, Bronnie , and her friend, born in the UK now living in Calgary, Patricia .  They are taxiing their bags forward (kind of envious).  They have done Some good research into this trip so we are kind of following them.  No reason for two of us to (re) invent the wheel ?  Love it when a plan comes together!