Gernika by night

Nature has it's say

I kept walking to Lago. Took a swim. After Lago, there is a river that I had planned to cross and continue walking the shore. They have boats across the river, but it was too late. I didn't want to spend another night freezing in the forest, so I just kept walking upstream through the night, all the way to Gernika. Gernika was on the original plan, so I am back on the official Camino route now.

Closed doors

When I got to Gernica in the night, I could not get in anywhere, so I hung at the bus stops and wandered around to keep warm. In the morning I tried to get into a hotel, but they wouldn't let me in. It was unclear to me if it was full or not in use. The albergue was temporarily closed. I waited for the shops to open so I could buy a sleeping bag and a pad. Now I won't have a problem getting stranded in the middle of nowhere. I looked for a tent, but they were too big. I am looking for the next albergue that is supposed to be in a few kilometers. Then today would be a shorter day. Yesterday the amount of walking was crazy as I walked the whole day, then almost the whole night.

Rest

I got to the mountainside albergue. I had a long nap, woke up for the dinner and went to bed early. The thorough dinner took a couple hours. There was a bunch of nice travellers here. An Australian walking enthusiast, Camile, American Lauren, Belgian Jean. Jean didn't speak anything except French. He had walked from Belgium for two months. He said he had no problems with blisters or anything. He said he just walks his own pace.

There was a pit stop here with coffee. The neighbor of the albergue has a little snack table in front of their house. Yesterday's dinner was also really nice, first time I got to eat as much as I liked, not just pintxos and bocadillos. I heard the next village is Larrabetzu in 10 km.