Roncevalles to Lintzoain

Walked today: 8.95 mi Camino2023: 23.5 mi

What a difference a day makes! The fog had dissipated and the temperature was a dry 60 degrees when we walked out of Roncesvalles at 6:45. Our walk today was quite pleasant and the easiest so far, in spite of walking farther.

leaving Casa des Beneficiados
Heading out of the village of Roncesvalles
Entering the forest, heading toward the village of Burguete.
the bar in Burguete where we stopped for breakfast.
note the newly painted arrows showing the way out of Burguete…. an often missed turn for pilgrims in the past.
Between Burguete and Espinal the path was hilly through forests
… and narrow country roads
we took a break at Epinal for snacks and restrooms
more forests on the way to Bizkarreta
a nicely paved path just outside of Bizkaretta
we stopped here, on the edge of Bizkaretta, for lunch

We walked the final mile to Lintzoain and were able to get into our room at 12:30 p.m. Our room has a shared bathroom.

The only other occupant of the albergue is Beth from England. Sharing was not an issue with just the three of us competing for the facilities.

The three of us were served a family style pilgrims’ dinner consisting of a tasty homemade vegetable soup, pork chop with tomato and pasta and a nice strawberry yogurt for dessert, complimented with a red table wine.

After an relaxing dinner and conversation with Beth, we went back to our respective rooms and organized our packs before retiring for the day at around 9:30.

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