Today was out first day on the Camino de Santiago. We woke up after a poor nights sleep with many people making noise with their devices and the man below us snoring all night. We left the albergue (hostel) after leaving a donation of 5€. We turned down the road to find a fruterÃa (fruit stand) where I bought a banana and an apple for 0,49€ for breakfast.
This was all I ate until I arrived in Zarautz about 4 hours and 22km (15.7 mi.) later. There were a few places along the way where I could have stopped and got some food but I preferred to keep going. Even though we were the last pair to leave the hostel I believe I was among the first to reach Zarautz. Although I walked quickly, I was able to take in the sights as I crossed over the hills, along the highway, by beaches and through the woods of the valley. A few of my favorite sights of the day include a spring in the woods where I filled my water bottle and a small stand by a wall on the side of the street that allowed us to stamp our credentials if we wanted, but we both opted not to because we might not have enough space in the booklet.
The entire way was marked by little yellow arrows and shell markers like the one above. In the woods there are a few stretches where I started to think I made a wrong turn because I hadn't seen a marker in a while, and each time I turned a corner and saw a yellow arrow showing the way.
As I passed through the town of Orio met a man named Manuel from Sevilla and we finished today's etapa (stage) together. We eventually arrived in Zarautz, found the hostel and a three course lunch of paella, chicken, wine and ice cream for 10€. After we checked into the hostel Becky and I went to the beach where I napped, we explored the town, ate some pintos and came back in time for the 10pm lights out in the albergue.
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