{"id":309,"date":"2018-04-28T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robscamino.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2021-03-31T04:19:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T04:19:01","slug":"day-4-to-zubiri-akerreta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/2018\/day-4-to-zubiri-akerreta\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 &#8211; To Zubiri and Akerreta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is another short walk to Zubiri. It should be about 10 kilometers. The only thing that concerns me is the steep downhill section into Zubiri, which I haven&#8217;t walked before and which apparently can be slippery in the wet.<\/p>\n<p>We had a taste of that coming into Biskaretta last night, where the final section is a downhill paved section, which is very hard on the shins. Hopefully if the rain stays away, we&#8217;ll be safe going down that steep descent into Zubiri, otherwise we might take the longer route down the road into Zubiri.<\/p>\n<p>It was an interesting day for a number of aspects. Firstly, it was the first time I&#8217;ve walked the direct route downhill to Zubiri, as last time I took the longer but easier route.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x-JZvCPtJWQ?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The direct route down was not quite as bad as we expected, but it&#8217;s not a route that I would want to do if it was raining.<\/p>\n<p>We stopped at Zubiri for lunch and then we turned to our hotel in Akerreta.<\/p>\n<p>We found a really nice lunch in Zubiri and had lamb with a jug of sangria. It was quite amusing to watch Pat after half a jug of sangria and she picked the fruit out of the jug which looked rather like she&#8217;d been in a car accident with dark red fruit stains everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-323\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zubiri-Lunch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zubiri-Lunch.jpg 960w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zubiri-Lunch-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zubiri-Lunch-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-324\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zubiri-Sangria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zubiri-Sangria.jpg 960w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zubiri-Sangria-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Zubiri-Sangria-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After a rather big lunch and a full jug of sangria, we then had to walk another 6 kilometers to\u00a0Akerreta. I have to say the first hour recovering from that lunch was rather difficult. In\u00a0Akerreta we booked into the <a href=\"https:\/\/hotelakerreta.com\/el-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel\u00a0Akerreta<\/a>, which a lot of people will know from the movie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1441912\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Way<\/a>. I have to say it&#8217;s a fantastic old building and well worth the effort to try and stay here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oCZPOkOMUrM?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-325\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta.jpg 960w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-326\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-2-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-2-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-327\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-3-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-3-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-328\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-4-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hotel-Akerreta-4-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Physical Effort<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re still very much on the first stage of getting used to the physical effort.<\/p>\n<p>We both came on the Camino with existing injuries, Pat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/plantar-fasciitis\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plantar fasciitis<\/a> and me with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/achilles-tendinitis\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20369020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Achilles tendinitis<\/a>, but we&#8217;re both starting to suffer a little bit from shin splints with the long downhill sections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-322\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/To-Zubiri-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/To-Zubiri-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/To-Zubiri-1-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/To-Zubiri-1-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-329\" src=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/To-Akkeretta.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/To-Akkeretta.jpg 960w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/To-Akkeretta-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/To-Akkeretta-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, we have a physio roller with us which we&#8217;re using to massage the shins every morning, and that should help keep them loose.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to the time in 7 to 10 days, when the physical effort is no longer an effort and we can settle down and really start enjoying longer distances.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>See Full Gallery:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2018\/day-4-biskarreta-to-akerreta-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biskarreta to Akerreta<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is another short walk to Zubiri. It should be about 10 kilometers. The only thing that concerns me is the steep downhill section into Zubiri, which I haven&#8217;t walked before and which apparently can be slippery in the wet. 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