Day 2 - Roncesvalles to Zubiri
Distance walked today: 21.5 km (14 miles)
Total distance walked: 21.5 km (284.2 miles)
I was so happy to hear from Adal yesterday morning! He ended up buying a cheap 29 Euro cell phone and calling cards, and texting works. It seems that this solution was easier than trying to find a data plan for the iphone that worked with our local Swedish company.
He tells me all is well, he sounds happy and excited to start. N and him were excited to speak to each other finally. Yesterday he took a bus from Pamplona to Roncesvalles where he will complete his first stage, from Roncesvalles to Zubiri. A stage is basically a day's walk. This stage is 21.5 km.
Extensive detail about this stage (in Spanish): http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/etapa-de-roncesvalles-a-zubiri
He happened to meet someone on Facebook that lives in Zubiri and will probably dine with him tonight. That sounds cool, to meet with a local in their own town.
As for our life here, today N and I went downtown to buy a gift for a friend's birthday party. The house is on Lidingo and has a beautiful view from atop a hill. Lots of embassy kids, as it was an embassy family celebrating, so I felt very much at ease and in the company of friends. It was a great time, both for myself and N. It was an ice cream social, with toppings and fruits for the kids to put on their bowl of ice cream, which was a great idea. There was even a piñata, which I haven't seen in years at a party. And thanks to the glorious 60 deg F weather, the kids were running around outside, playing in the sandbox, playground, everywhere. I thought, wow, it's been a long time since I saw kids running around like that so free; it reminded me of the times of my childhood, a time of less technology and more outside time.
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