Today again was a top day. We started off early with a quick bus trip from Etxebarria to Markina (we didn’t need to walk that 2 kms again). Spot of breakfast - a frittata like thing for a change, then we set off. The weather was nice and cool which was great on all the ups. We took our time - took lots of photos - and eventually made it to the Monastery of Zenaruzzia, which was just spectacular.
Then we set off for Munitibar and our route took us through beautiful forest. Headed down to Munitibar and were enjoying a coffee when along walks Marte! So we walked with him the rest of the day. It was great.Such a beautiful day. We said goodbye to Marte who headed off on the train to a couple of towns closer to Bilbao. It was lovely to spend the day with him again.
Checked in to our hotel and turned on the TV to discover the news of Queen Elizabeth II's passing.
I was lucky in the early 2000s to be a part of a guard of honour with 2 kids from my school for the Queen at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. Whilst we never actually formally met her, we were standing in extremely close proximity to her, with no security guards and no people in between. We would have been only a couple of metres away from her.
So it was a shock when we were in our accommodation in Markina Xemein to turn on the TV and see the rolling scroll on the bottom, "Muerre la reina Isabel II" - "Queen Elizabeth II dies". This was something we would then see reported on for the next week or so - clearly the Spanish had a fondness for Lizzie too. RIP. God save the Queen.
Headed out for dinner and finally got some vegetables - yay. Very tired now… ‘twas another 26km today - so we are over the 100k mark…Highlights video https://youtu.be/PIaLF7miFZ8
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