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Town of Obanos in the distance, good for lunch I think

May 18
We left early this morning in the rain, and the first call of business was a long and steep hill to the top of Alto Del Perdon, this is the site of the famous statues of the pilgrims fighting the elements called, “Where the winds from the east, meet the stars in the west”, a magical place. The downhill after the climb was a long brutal descent over wet slippery rocks for about an hour. I was cold and miserable and my butt was chapped from the walking and wet, I think my mother when I was young called it “ cherub Cheeks”, feels more like Monkey Butt. ....Really TMI, I know you watch National Geographic.
Just so we are clear, we did 45.5 km today , 28 miles, and no one is grumpy, they are all passed out.

Which way home

Even the snails were climbing to dry safety

These are shots of the statues at the top, but man was it cold,

Freezing and slippery trail down

Where the winds from the east, meet the stars n the west

Obanos was one of the bigger villages we walked through today, but was very sleepy being a Sunday.

The bridge we crossed leaving the town in of Obanos, stopped for a coffee and leg break

Spring is obviously here along the way, May be cold today, but the blooms smell great

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Coming into Estella and seeing the most beautiful, but abandoned, cathedrals, such a sad sight

What the end of a very long day looks like.

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