13 miles(but I got lost in the rain/forest), 200 feet elevation
I’m turning into a mushroom. Hiked 4 hours in pouring rain. Some old Basque farmer saved me today. He hiked me back to a trailhead that wasn’t correctly marked and showed me the way. He couldn’t believe I was alone. He kept saying: “Solo? Solomente, por que? I finally told him; “No Amigos.” He looked really sad for me.
You hike down into Bilbao after hiking up a severe hill. It is impressive. He are a few pics:
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Mike – I went back to day one and you get lost a lot. Of course you got lost in Italy but I just thought it was the wine. Good luck – I am still very jealous of your trip. The pictures are great.
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Hey Mike! Sounds like a rough day!
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Mike – Hope all is well on your day off. I have taken the time to extrapolate your first 6 days of walking and projected out the 44 days. You will get lost 20.04 times over the course of the hike. You will fall 8 more times. Finally you will drink 48.5 more bottles of wine. Still jealous of your trip – Enjoy yourself.
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Fin, Red wine, rain, Motrin, ibuprofen( I trade off… Motrin one day, in the next…I’m flexible that way),
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But as I remember, getting lost, which is clearly becoming a theme on this trip, but in terms of ” Rome” I seem to recall you were there too. I slept most of the day. The Guggenheim is a trip. The artists inside, not so much. Jeff Koons is a want to be Andy Warhol on crack. The city is pretty cool and the food awesome.
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Mark, you might be spending too much time mapping out Mike’s adventure. I’m thinking you should be there with him. : )
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Reading your posts is one of the highlights of my day! If that sounds like I’m green with envy…..that would be correct sir! I hope you are enjoying it as much as I imagine…despite the pain!
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Thanks for writing. Having a very interesting time although the aches and pain and FUCKING rain get to me. It’s sunny today and I walk to a cool looking coastal town, Portugalete(sp?) bring back the ocean, swimming helps the legs.
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