Day 81-82 More of Spain.

Day 81-Roncesvalles to Zubiri - 22
Rained in the night and a cool start. Through woods & forests, across small waterways with stones stacked on top of each other to form a bridge. Steep up after Viskarette on corrugated exposed aggregate concrete to give grip on the slope. We meet a family with 2 children walking to Pamplona. Mossy stone walls, narrow pathways watching every step. Down the slippery stoney slope to Zubiri. The path is very rocky where sometimes the stone firms natural steps and at other places we walk on the edges or flat slabs. Across the Rio Arga on the Rabies Bridge. We get beds in the private albergue Zaldiko and later enjoy dinner at the bar run by the same family. It is cold and wet in the afternoon so are glad to have finished early.

Day 82- Zubiri to Cizur Menor thru Pamplona. 24.5km
We breakfast at a very modern Cafe de Camino before heading back across the bridge, turn right, and upward. Thru tiny hamlets but so different from France. Most of these have an operating bar or small shop (tienda). Along the narrow path between the rock walls, up and down around the contour of the hills. We stop at Zuriain for coffee right beside the river where we watch the local Parks service add fish by the net full to the river. From here we climb to Irotz, past the church then down to cross the Rio Arga again on the Puente de Iturgaiz, thru the village of Zabaldika before climbing again. Coming into Pamplona there are bright blue and yellow signs a meter square to show the way. Then up thru the old city gates to the cathedral where we get a stamp. Lunch and a look around before heading out past the university to Cizur Menor where we check in with the Knights of Malta who have as their symbol a white Maltese cross on a red background.