Stage Roncesvalles to Zubiri. 14.3 miles

Today took about 6 or so hours total. It was a beautiful overcast day with a tiny drizzle at times and nice to walk. We had a lot of rolling hills. The last several miles are called dragons teeth. It is all downhill towards the arrival in Zubiri, when you reach this strip and from the last few days of rain, the dirt was slippery mud. We all went very slow so we would not slip. We heard from other pilgrims that they had to do this portion in rain yesterday so we were blessed to have better weather.

Zubiri is a quaint beautiful town that has a famous bridge called the Rabia Bridge. When you arrive, a lot of people take off their shoes and wade in the River Agra.

The Roman style buildings date back to the 12th century. When making the bridge, the builders
decided to dig into the banks of the Arga River to give it more depth. It is said that at that time they found the remains of Saint Quiteria, protector against rabies. From that
moment on, a curious tradition arose in the village, animals were forced to pass around its central pillar to avoid rabies, because according to legend the bridge
holds this supernatural power. Just a little history I found on the Google.

The sign leaving Roncesvalles. Only a several hundred miles to go lol. I used a Google photo when I started this blog of the same sign. I got to see it in real life today
A monument on the trail
Fun graffiti
Beautiful church on the trail
Pit stop
Alta Lone Peaks. Thumbs Up. Thanks Nicky
A very small stone memorial. I got to add JD and Rita. My walking pal added her brother Richard
Larger view
Cute colt came out to get his pic taken
More horses
All three of us crossing a stream
The jagged “dragons teeth” rocks
The sun came out as we arrived into Zubiri
Bridge Rabia
People hanging out on the banks of the Arga River
Arga River

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