Zubiri

We hoed to get to Larrasoana today but there was another big downhill climb coming into Zubiri that wore us out after yesterday. The downhill climbs are absolutely the worst! The maps didn't show it to be so steep again. My knees still hurt from coming down from the Pyrenees. But we also started to see signs that the alburgue in Larrasoana was closed today and tomorrow about halfway here. That meant if we didn't find a lace in Larrasoana we would have had to keep walking. So it wis better that we stay in Zubiri. However, we want to get to Pamplona tomorrow so we will have a longer walk and it is supposed to rain all day. We plan to try to find a hotel in Pamplona and tour the city if that's possible so we have something to look forward to. The countryside is beautiful here with steep rolling hills. There's not much for towns and being a weekend there's nothing open. Actually we couldn't find a downtown here. That's disappointing. So, for a change of pace we place more emphasis on taking some time when we hit the cities. There's a group of college girls traveling about the same distances each day as we do. They are nice. This alburgue has a lot of middle aged people so I am sure they are bored.they just started in St. Jean so they are still adjusting to life on the camino. It is a big adjustment.